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| 42% | 7 | From the French word “carré”, for “square”, a square-headed bolt for an arbalest/crossbow; a square tile; a square- or diamond-shaped pane; or, in another sense, a squabble | ||||||
noun • an angry dispute • an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges verb • have a disagreement over something | ||||||||
| 34% | 11 | Fitting a square peg in a round hole, metaphorically | ||||||
verb • To use a shoehorn. • To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to. • To force some current event into alignment with a some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. | ||||||||
A Square ___ A Round Hole Crossword Clue
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