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Adverb: as clear as crystal

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  • 1973, John Edgar Wideman, The Lynchers, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 118
    We are saying crystally clear in the language they invented: We are your equals.
  • 2001, Rose McGrath, The Memory Remains, Writers Club, page 224:
    The night’s events were somewhat jumbled in his mind, but one thing repeated to him, crystally clear.
  • 2012, Curtis A. Routley, Running Prophecy, AuthorHouse, page 160:
    As a navigator in the United States Air Force, flying in a C-130E over the Belgian Congo, I could see Lake Victoria crystally clear, from 150 miles away.

Adjective: crystal clear

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  • 1996 July 24, Jeff Michaels, “Re: Epson Stylus Pro vs HP 870cxi”, in comp.periphs.printers[1] (Usenet), message-ID <322fd3e0.8236907@ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca>:
    If I were Epson I would update their FAQ and make it crystally clear to everyone what the specs are.
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  • 1999 June 23, Katherine Heath, “[DL-C] Subtle Manipulations”, in alt.shared-reality.sf-and-fantasy[2] (Usenet), message-ID <19990624001536.71864.qmail@hotmail.com>:
    Time to make things perfectly, crystally clear.
  • 2000 July 24, Scatter Gatherer, “Re: [MRev] Questions about Paradox & Avatar Winds”, in alt.games.whitewolf[3] (Usenet), message-ID <1843e3a2.1d1b256f@usw-ex0104-031.remarq.com>#1/1>:
    How dare you imply that the paradox rules aren't utterly, crystally clear!

|year=2001 |monthday=January 19 |author=Graham Woodland |email= |title=Re: TDF Interlude: Dead Reckoning |id=unqfqBA1OMa6EwGV@quilpole.demon.co.uk |group=alt.drwho.creative |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.drwho.creative/85KpQMd71Xk/Uc7zLMFrwzsJ}}

  • Suddenly much that was obscure becomes crystally clear!
  • 2002 November 18, Spookykat, “In the Spirit 7/? by Scully3776 and Spookykat”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative[4] (Usenet), message-ID <7cd6152.0211181825.28b9e481@posting.google.com>:
    Still, she made it crystally clear how unhappy she was to be placed in that position <<"I will get each and everyone of you for this...">> and yet she did her job and did it remarkably well, despite the stress she was under at that time due to her tumultuous personal life.
  • 2003 October 14, root, “Re: Internet for serious voice service ?”, in comp.dcom.voice-over-ip[5] (Usenet), message-ID <966c72b2.0310132341.64e8af55@posting.google.co>:
    Honestly, the audio quality from VB devices is crystally clear, i.e. no noise and acoustic/line echoes, with an exception of some delays (~1/2 sec or even less) due to Internet connection between the two points.