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Caught A Worker Retiring On The Quiet To Have Forty Winks Crossword Clue

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noun

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

verb

• take a siesta

61%6Caught forty winks
noun

• sleep

• the basic unit of money in Laos

• a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright

verb

• be asleep

48%9 Where you catch forty winks
noun

• an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night

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The Guardian Cryptic31 Jul 2000 Across 12
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