The Clue
Widespread (9 letter answer)
The Answer
EXTENSIVE
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Notes
The answer EXTENSIVE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Large-scale
Definition
EXTENSIVE as an adjective:
1. (extensive, extended) = large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage"
2. (across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide) = broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
3. of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor; "producing wheat under extensive conditions"; "agriculture of the extensive type"