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noun • the person or thing chosen or selected • the quantity of a crop that is harvested • the best people or things in a group • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument • a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends • a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body • the act of choosing or selecting verb • select carefully from a group • look for and gather • harass with constant criticism • provoke • remove in small bits • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits • pilfer or rob • pay for something • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example • hit lightly with a picking motion • eat intermittently; take small bites of | ||||||||
| 28% | 3 | The rocks in "on the rocks" | ||||||
noun • a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine • water frozen in the solid state • the frozen part of a body of water • diamonds • a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes • a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating verb • decorate with frosting • cause to become ice or icy • put ice on or put on ice | ||||||||
| 27% | 12 | Stone-age tools for breaking and flaking rocks | ||||||
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Chooses Tools For Breaking Rocks Crossword Clue
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PICKS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PICKS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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3 | Having downed tools, down tools to hit harder
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4 | Quarrying tools for breaking up rocks | |
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16 Oct 1994 | New York Times / 16 Oct 1994 |
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