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noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | A gear that meshes with the sun gear in an epicyclic gear train | ||||||
noun • an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | Gear with a higher gear ratio than first gear | ||||||
noun • the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle | ||||||||
Change Gear As Temporary Measure Crossword Clue
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MAKESHIFT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
MAKESHIFT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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