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Hangs Up Ones Spikes Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RETIRES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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verb

• go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

• withdraw from active participation

• pull back or move away or backward

• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

• break from a meeting or gathering

• make (someone) retire

• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

• lose interest

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• cause to get out

• prepare for sleep

29%5 Having spikes or spikes-like projections
adjective satellite

• having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

27%12 Often has spikes or spikes and small steps for better grip
noun

• an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

• a spiked steel frame strapped to the boot to help in climbing trees, or poles.

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New York Times16 Mar 1976 Down 43
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