Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 13th Dec 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing” is TYPESETS (8 letters).
We last saw “Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing” in Guardian Cryptic on 13th Dec 2011.
The 8-letter answer for “Kind at first, then hardens and prepares for printing” is TYPESETS.
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