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Gallows Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• alternative terms for gallows

verb

• hang on an execution instrument

• expose to ridicule or public scorn

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)

• a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

• a figure that branches from a single root

verb

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• plant with trees

• chase an animal up a tree

• stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree

90%17 Legal penalty for serious crimes
noun

• putting a condemned person to death

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The Guardian Speedy20 Oct 2019 Down 16
The Guardian Quick11 Feb 2019 Down 16
The Guardian Quick01 Sep 2017 Across 1
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