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Almost A Disaster Point To What Should Prevent A Shock Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NEAR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
adjective

• not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

adverb

• near in time or place or relationship

• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

adjective satellite

• being on the left side

• closely resembling the genuine article

• giving or spending with reluctance

• with or in a close or intimate relationship

• very close in resemblance

verb

• move towards

30%6Point, point, point, point then led all over the place
noun

• the leaf of a conifer

• a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

• a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

• a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

verb

• annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

• prick with a needle

30%5Prevent, as disaster
verb

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn away or aside

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