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A Great Weight Lifted Boat Ultimately Secured By Man Tying Up Rope Crossword Clue
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KNOTTING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
KNOTTING
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "KNOTTING" which means:
- noun
- • A tight cluster of people or things
- • Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
- • A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
- • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
- • Something twisted and tight and swollen
- • Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- • A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere verb
- • Make into knots; make knots out of
- • Tie or fasten into a knot
- • Tangle or complicate
An example sentence would be:
- • "She was busy knotting the ends of the rope together."
- • "He was knotting his tie when the phone rang."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Cryptic05 Nov 2015 | Down 17 | |
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