Girl Taken Aback By Grisly Story Crossword Clue

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • a short moral story (often with animal characters) • a visible symbol representing an abstract idea • an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
	37%	6		Being completely taken aback, girl admits the sport's attraction
	noun • the power to entice or attract through personal charm verb • dispose or incline or entice to
	37%	6		Chaperone expected girl to be taken aback
	noun • a woman chaperon

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	Clue	Source
1	Being completely taken aback, girl admits the sport's attraction The Guardian Cryptic - 21 Jun 2006	The Guardian Cryptic / 21 Jun 2006
2	Chaperone expected girl to be taken aback The Guardian Cryptic - 22 Dec 2006	The Guardian Cryptic / 22 Dec 2006
3	Girl's erstwhile lawyer taken aback by Turkish commander The Guardian Cryptic - 25 Feb 2005	The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Feb 2005
4	Rodent hurt cat when taken aback The Guardian Cryptic - 21 Apr 2011	The Guardian Cryptic / 21 Apr 2011
5	Taken aback The Guardian Quick - 24 Aug 2004	The Guardian Quick / 24 Aug 2004
6	Taken aback
7	Taken aback or dumbfounded

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