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The Clue
Celestial sphere circle (6 letter answer)
The Answer
TROPIC
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Notes
The answer TROPIC is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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Line around the globe
Turning: Comb. form
Start of two Henry Miller titles
Definition
TROPIC as a noun:
1. either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
TROPIC as an adjective:
1. (tropical, tropic) = relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
2. (tropical, tropic) = of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"