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Backbiter Crossword Clue

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noun

• a metallic tapping sound

• any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• a light mattress

verb

• make a clicking or ticking sound

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• sew

• put a check mark on or near or next to

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

• (British usage) mosquito

90%7 One who spreads false stories to damage someone's reputation
noun

• one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

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New York Times04 Aug 1994 Across 40
New York Times27 Jan 1994 Down 52
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