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Clincher Crossword Clue

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noun

• a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place

33%9 Vet's partner gets clincher
noun

• complete victory

• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

verb

• place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

33%10 Discourage explosive reaction initially following clincher
noun

• an argument that is conclusive

• one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

• a determining or causal element or factor

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New York Times03 Dec 2015 Down 53
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