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Eccentric Starting Handle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CRANK which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a bad-tempered person

• a whimsically eccentric person

• 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 hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

adjective satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

verb

• travel along a zigzag path

• start by cranking

• rotate with a crank

• fasten with a crank

• bend into the shape of a crank

23%11 Kick-starting or jump-starting
adjective

• capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

21%9 Can have a long handle or a short handle
noun

• a pan used for frying foods

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