Steps taken to look, say, over patient — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Steps taken to look, say, over patient”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 4th Mar 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 “Steps taken to look, say, over patient” is STAIRCASE (9 letters).
We last saw “Steps taken to look, say, over patient” in Guardian Cryptic on 4th Mar 2011.
The 9-letter answer for “Steps taken to look, say, over patient” is STAIRCASE.
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