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Aids For Police Detectives Crossword Clue

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noun

• a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

• a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

• a skewer for holding meat over a fire

• the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

verb

• expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

• utter with anger or contempt

• rain gently

• drive a skewer through

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32%5Detectives' aids
noun

• an advantage held by a competitor in a race

• a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

• mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

• evidence pointing to a possible solution

• a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

• the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

• the introductory section of a story

• (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

• an actor who plays a principal role

• (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

• an indication of potential opportunity

• a news story of major importance

• the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

• thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

• a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

• the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

verb

• take somebody somewhere

• produce as a result or residue

• tend to or result in

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• cause to undertake a certain action

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• be in charge of

• be ahead of others; be the first

• be conducive to

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• lead, extend, or afford access

• move ahead (of others) in time or space

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• preside over

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