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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 42% | 7 | Organized 'smoke-ins' and 'be-ins' as forms of protest | |
3 | 40% | 9 | A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown | |
Evasive Throw About 12 Ins Crossword Clue
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "SHIFTY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
- • Changing position or direction adjective
- • Subject to frequent changes in direction.
- • (of a person's eyes) moving from one object to another, not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
- • Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal or unreliable.
- • Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He has a shifty look in his eyes."
- • "The salesman's shifty behavior made me wary."
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The Guardian Cryptic07 Jun 2007 | Down 8 | |
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1 | A game played with two dice, in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses immediately, and a first throw of anything else (a point) must be repeated before a 7 is thrown | |
2 | Evasive throw about 12 inches
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5 | Organized 'smoke-ins' and 'be-ins' as forms of protest | |
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7 | Where trade-ins are made
New York Times -
29 Oct 2002 | New York Times / 29 Oct 2002 |
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