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Foil The Dragnet Crossword Clue

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verb

• escape, either physically or mentally

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

36%7 Massive police dragnet
noun

• a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals)

• a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths

36%6 A person who fishes with a dragnet
noun

• A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.

• A participant in the sexual activity of dogging.

• A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

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New York Times24 May 1978 Down 33
New York Times22 Sep 1977 Across 16
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