A Swindle Is No Good After Its Mounted Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
	32%	11		Comedian who said: 'Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.'
	noun • United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
	29%	9		Can be ceiling-mounted or wall-mounted
	noun • an electrical device used to create artificial light by use of an electric lamp; all light fixtures have a fixture body and a light socket to hold the lamp and allow for its replacement

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	Clue	Source
1	Can be ceiling-mounted or wall-mounted
2	Colloquial word for a violin, especially in reference to its use as a folk instrument; a violinist; a petty swindle; or, a manually tricky task Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 02 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 02 Sep 2023
3	Comedian who said: 'Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.'
4	Old man with good name, admitting small swindle, scared The Guardian Everyman - 08 Apr 2018	The Guardian Everyman / 08 Apr 2018
5	Recognise why attack's mounted after head of state loses face The Guardian Cryptic - 15 Sep 2021	The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Sep 2021
6	Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 25 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Mar 2023
7	Shakespeare character who says "Good night, ladies; good night, sweet ladies; good night, good night" New York Times - 21 Feb 2016	New York Times / 21 Feb 2016

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