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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TAMES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TAMES

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97%5Exact Match!
adjective

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

adjective satellite

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

verb

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• a sudden short attack

• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

verb

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• enter someone else's territory and take spoils

• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

• search for something needed or desired

95%4Exact Match!
verb

• tag the base runner to get him out

• take into custody

• seize suddenly

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times03 Dec 2020 Down 55
New York Times16 Jun 2015 Down 53
New York Times16 Jul 2011 Down 11
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