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99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • subtly skillful handling of a situation | ||||||||
45% | 7 | A technique used in bridge to win a trick by overtrumping | ||||||
verb • To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff. • Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it. • To ruffle; to disorder. • Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers. • To boast, to brag. • To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger. • To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card). • Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led. • To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum. • Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it. | ||||||||
42% | 8 | Skill in handling situations with tact | ||||||
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Delicacy And Elegant Skill In Style Or Performance Subtlety And Tact In Handlingmanipulating Situations Or A Technique To Win A Trick In Bridge Crossword Clue
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FINESSE which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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Updated: October 12, 2023
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1 | A technique used in bridge to win a trick by overtrumping | |
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