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Handshake Crossword Clue

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

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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• the act of grasping

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

verb

• hold fast or firmly

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

• the act of grasping

verb

• hold firmly and tightly

• fasten with or as if with a brooch

• fasten with a buckle or buckles

• grasp firmly

31%8Handshake possible
adjective satellite

• an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times01 Oct 2001 Down 55
New York Times19 Mar 1998 Down 29
New York Times14 Sep 1981 Across 38
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