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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TROMP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TROMP

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346%8a shellacking

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "TROMP" which means:

    verb
  • • To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.
  • • To utterly defeat an opponent.
  • noun
  • • A blowing apparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He marched with a confident tromp down the street."
  • • "The loud tromp of his boots echoed through the hallway."

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New York Times29 Mar 2010 Down 31
New York Times22 Jul 1998 Across 42
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