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Boy Found Embracing Girl Is Beaten Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LASHED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LASHED

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232%6 The little wooden boy who dreams of becoming a real boy
332%8 Last name of the American songwriter behind the hit song 'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)'

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We think the answer is "LASHED" which means:

    noun
  • • Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  • • Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
  • • A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  • verb
  • • Beat severely with a whip or rod
  • • Lash or flick about sharply
  • • Strike as if by whipping
  • • Bind with a rope, chain, or cord

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The wind lashed against the windows of the old house."
  • • "He lashed the ropes tightly to secure the boat to the dock."

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The Guardian Cryptic23 Nov 2009 Down 8
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