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Handles Deftly Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem.

• To play (a card) as a finesse.

• To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.

• To attempt to win a trick by finessing.

• To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.

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noun

• eatables (especially sweets)

• (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest

• a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

• a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

verb

• fit snugly into

• make a tuck or several folds in

• draw together into folds or puckers

46%6Handles deftly, as a baton
noun

• a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

• the act of rotating rapidly

verb

• turn in a twisting or spinning motion

• cause to spin

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New York Times24 Jun 2018 Down 32
New York Times30 Jan 2015 Across 37
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