Stitch cut by knife primarily, little bit wonky (4-5)
16D — Stitch cut by knife primarily, little bit wonky (4-5) — SKEW-WHIFF
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Definition
Definition found: 'wonky' — The straight definition is the last word.The straight definition is the last word.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'primarily,''primarily' tells you to take just the first letter of the word.
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Operation
'primarily,' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'knife'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'cut by''cut by' means a letter is pushed inside.
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Operation
'cut by' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Stitch knife'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Stitch' → SEWThe stitching word is the shell.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'little bit' → WHIFFAdd the 'little bit' on the end.
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Assembly
(SEW + K > S(K)EW) + WHIFF = SKEW-WHIFF