The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TESSERAE
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More clues leading to the result TESSERAE
- Decorative tiles made by girl, given time and energy
- Sea and trees represented in various bits of the picture
- Do erase set passwords
- Setback: sadly erase parts of mosaic
- Small blocks put back by 6, interrupting view
- See aster designed in mosaic
- Familiar PM with time and energy manufactures old Roman pixels?
- See tears wrecking bits of artistic design
- After getting set up, mistakenly erase the squares meant to make mosaics
- Backtracking, English are ready to impound small, small pieces
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "passwords" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case passwords = tesserae.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TESSERAE mean?
TESSERAE noun- A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
- Complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton