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Certainty Crossword Clue

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

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197%4Exact Match!
296%8Exact Match!
390%12 Quality of being determined or resolute

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "LOCK" which means:

    noun
  • • A fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
  • • A strand or cluster of hair
  • • A mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
  • • Enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
  • • A restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
  • • Any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
  • verb
  • • Fasten with a lock
  • • Keep engaged
  • • Become rigid or immoveable
  • • Hold in a locking position
  • • Become engaged or intermeshed with one another
  • • Hold fast (in a certain state)
  • • Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
  • • Pass by means through a lock in a waterway
  • • Build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I can't find the lock for my bike."
  • • "She turned the key in the lock and opened the door."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times26 Jan 2018 Across 50
New York Times23 Jul 1998 Down 40
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