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Gets And Holds Down Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DEPRESSES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: DEPRESSES

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99%9Exact Match!
verb

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

• lower (prices or markets)

• cause to drop or sink

• press down

• lessen the activity or force of

25%9Holds down or tamps down
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• put out of one's consciousness

• block the action of

25%12 It clearly holds small fish but less clearly holds big fowl
noun

• a state of affairs in which you have no privacy

• a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept

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The Guardian Cryptic28 Feb 2017 Across 19
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