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Chokes Up Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
231%6 Is overcome with emotion, with "up"
330%5Chokes; stifles

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CLOGS" which means:

    noun
  • • Footwear usually with wooden soles
  • • Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
  • • A dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
  • verb
  • • Become or cause to become obstructed
  • • Dance a clog dance
  • • Impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
  • • Impede with a clog or as if with a clog
  • • Coalesce or unite in a mass
  • • Fill to excess so that function is impaired

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She wore wooden clogs while gardening."
  • • "The dancer's clogs made a rhythmic noise on the stage."

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New York Times05 May 1985 Down 1
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