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Exceeded Limits Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is OVERRAN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: OVERRAN

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199%7Exact Match!
295%11Exact Match!
341%12Exceeded its limits

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "OVERRAN" which means:

    noun
  • • Too much production or more than expected
  • verb
  • • Invade in great numbers
  • • Occupy in large numbers or live on a host
  • • Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
  • • Seize the position of and defeat
  • • Run beyond or past

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The army overran the enemy's defenses and captured the city."
  • • "The group of protestors overran the police barricades and stormed the government building."

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New York Times24 Nov 1991 Down 84
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