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noun • a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting • the act of interlocking or meshing verb • coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively • hold in a locking position • become engaged or intermeshed with one another | ||||||||
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adjective • being or moving lower in position or less in some value noun • soft fine feathers • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) • (American football) a complete play to advance the football • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position • away from a more central or a more northerly place • paid in cash at time of purchase • from an earlier time • to a lower intensity • in an inactive or inoperative state adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • becoming progressively lower • being put out in a game of baseball • understood perfectly • lower than previously • shut • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • drink down entirely • eat up completely, as with great appetite • bring down or defeat (an opponent) • shoot at and force to come down • cause to come or go down • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||||||||
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adjective • of comparatively little physical weight or density • (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent • of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment • not great in degree or quantity or number • psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles • characterized by or emitting light • of little intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average noun • a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul • (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation • any device serving as a source of illumination • a particular perspective or aspect of a situation • the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light • an illuminated area • a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination • the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures • a person regarded very fondly • having abundant light or illumination • mental understanding as an enlightening experience • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • public awareness • a visual warning signal • a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires adverb • with few burdens adjective satellite • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned • (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency • (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims • moving easily and quickly; nimble • demanding little effort; not burdensome • weak and likely to lose consciousness • very thin and insubstantial • marked by temperance in indulgence • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • having little importance • intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound • silly or trivial • designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight • having relatively few calories • (of sleep) easily disturbed • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • introduce light into • begin to smoke • to come to rest, settle • cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • alight from (a horse) • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
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INTERLOCK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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INTERLOCK
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