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Grabbing Tin And Observing Top Coming Off Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SNATCHING which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

31%6 Rather drippy, grabbing top of ledge, ready to drop off
adjective satellite

• ready to fall asleep

27%6 Teenage trend of grabbing soft-serve ice cream from the top
noun

• any cone-shaped artifact

• a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point

• cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts

• a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color

verb

• make cone-shaped

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Telegraph Cryptic03 Dec 2024 Across 9
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