Gibbet Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	97%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded) • a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers verb • provide with a scaffold for support
	96%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
	90%	7		Carry out, as a plan
	verb • kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment • murder in a planned fashion • put in effect • carry out the legalities of • carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine • carry out or perform an action • sign in the presence of witnesses

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The Guardian Speedy23 Apr 2017	Across 3
The Guardian Speedy27 Sep 2015	Down 12
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