A Criminal Securing Crooked Mates Remission Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • the act of abating
	33%	7		Crooked practitioner retiring to crooked rest
	noun • a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
	31%	5		Underwent remission of fever
	verb • To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis. • To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

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1	Crooked practitioner retiring to crooked rest The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Nov 2007	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Nov 2007
2	From “stretch out again, slacken”, a word for acquittance, emancipation, liberation, remission, a setting free or other real or figurative unshackling Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 02 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 02 Sep 2023
3	Grant remission of a sin The Guardian Speedy - 18 Jul 2010	The Guardian Speedy / 18 Jul 2010
4	Made to do a stretch with possibility of remission The Guardian Cryptic - 26 May 2009	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 May 2009
5	Remission of sins
6	Remission or relief from pain or discomfort
7	Underwent remission of fever New York Times - 22 May 1992	New York Times / 22 May 1992