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A Small Fastening Can Alter Ones Course

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TINTACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• tack or small nail of tinned iron

24%4Alter course
verb

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• shift to a clockwise direction

24%4Alter course - riding gear
noun

• the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head

• gear for a horse

• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

• (nautical) the act of changing tack

• sailing a zigzag course

verb

• fasten with tacks

• turn into the wind

• create by putting components or members together

• sew together loosely, with large stitches

• fix to; attach

• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

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