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Firm Grasp Needed To Operate The Gears Crossword Clue

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

• the act of grasping

• a tense critical situation

• a number of birds hatched at the same time

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

verb

• take hold of; grab

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands

• affect

32%9 Involving the rotation and revolution of gears within gears
adjective

• of or relating to an epicycle

32%12 Involves rotating gears within gears
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The Guardian Quiptic08 Jan 2016 Across 12
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