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Drawback Crossword Clue

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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• a sharp protuberance

• a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• an unforeseen obstacle

verb

• catch on a snag

• get by acting quickly and smartly

• hew jaggedly

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

• English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

• a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

• English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

• block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

• United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

• a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)

verb

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

95%11Exact Match!
noun

• a failing or deficiency

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Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic26 Dec 2024 Across 65
Telegraph Quick11 Oct 2024 Down 3
Telegraph Cross Atlantic10 Aug 2023 Across 1
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