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Batten Down The Hatches Crossword Clue

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verb

• sit on one's heels

• take shelter

• hold stubbornly to a position

35%6Batten down
adjective

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

adjective satellite

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

verb

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

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New York Times18 Apr 1978 Across 58 MAKESECURE
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