Usual practice of one missile turning into dud — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Usual practice of one missile turning into dud”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 17th Feb 2004. 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 “Usual practice of one missile turning into dud” is TRADITION (9 letters).
We last saw “Usual practice of one missile turning into dud” in Guardian Cryptic on 17th Feb 2004.
The 9-letter answer for “Usual practice of one missile turning into dud” is TRADITION.
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