The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LITHESOME
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More clues leading to the result LITHESOME
- Flexible directions for entering illuminated residence
- Methodologies without good backing should be flexible
- Article in case stuck in tree, not stiff
- Homeliest characters can be graceful
- Supple, candlelit, he sometimes embraces
- Those mile runs — makes you supple!
- Moving with ease in short time, man thus cut fruit
- Flexible, holies met freely
- Nimble Helios met anew
- Flexible resort hotels to entertain one with massage on vacation
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Flexible" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flexible = lithesome.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.
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What does LITHESOME mean?
LITHESOME adjective- Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissome.