Hand Me Down Units Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
	24%	9		Hand-to-hand combat maneuvers to bring an adversary down
	noun • (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position • a crushing remark
	20%	7		Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo
	noun • a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years

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New York Times05 Jun 1992	Across 19
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