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noun • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure verb • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage • employ scabs or strike breakers in • take the place of work of someone on strike • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat • catch rats, especially with dogs • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
| 28% | 9 | Having a backward or backward-looking nature | ||||||
adjective • relating to anaphora | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | A jump performed with a backward inside edge and a backward outside edge takeoff and landing | ||||||
noun • A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air. | ||||||||
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| New York Times17 Oct 1993 | Across 131 | |
| New York Times15 Nov 1990 | Down 7 | |
| New York Times01 Jun 1990 | Across 27 | |
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