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99% | 9 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a minor short-term fight • a casual or unexpected convergence • a casual meeting with a person or thing • a hostile disagreement face-to-face verb • come together • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • be beset by • experience as a reaction • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||||||||
30% | 6 | Openers for Australia, maybe, in cricket match providing fewest thrills | ||||||
adjective • very restrained or quiet • brought from wildness into a domesticated state adjective satellite • flat and uninspiring • very docile verb • correct by punishment or discipline • make less strong or intense; soften • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | ||||||||
30% | 4 | Openers for Sussex edgily missing in match | ||||||
noun • one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament • a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle | ||||||||
Englands Openers Hit Back In Test Match Crossword Clue
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ENCOUNTER which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ENCOUNTER
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