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Bootlegging Or Extortion Crossword Clue

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noun

• a loud and disturbing noise

• an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

verb

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

• make loud and annoying noises

• hit (a ball) with a racket

33%3 Govt. bureau concerned with bootlegging
noun

• the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson

29%7 Illegal bootlegging
noun

• whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

• the part of a boot above the instep

adjective satellite

• distributed or sold illicitly

verb

• sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

• produce or distribute illegally

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New York Times30 Sep 1996 Down 28
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