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Act That May Wreck A Watch Crossword Clue

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99%11Exact Match!
verb

• To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively.

• To twist itself more tightly.

47%5 to wreck or wreck completely
noun

• dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

• the destruction or collapse of something

• growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp

verb

• smash or break forcefully

24%10Wreck
verb

• kill in large numbers

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