The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WREATH
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More clues leading to the result WREATH
- Flowery tribute, recollecting the war
- Band at funeral threw a wobbly
- Fury engulfing English crown
- Working at first on heart shaped flower arrangement
- Anger about European flower ring
- On being ushered in thaw melted snowdrift
- Anger about bearing garland
- Garland finds end of rainbow and heart remedy
- Anger about first sign of enjoyment that may be evident in funeral
- Sad reminder from the war
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "snowdrift" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case snowdrift = wreath.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 WREATH mean?
WREATH noun- Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
- An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
- An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.
- A defect in glass.
- To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
- To wrap around something in a circle.
- To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.