Having Lost The Manual I Persist In Holding Up The Dish Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
	31%	4		Persist in a lost cause: to whip one past Hunter?
	verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • beat with a cane
	27%	7		Improve luck, having lost head after being oddly lost
	verb • increase the level of • make better or more attractive

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The Guardian Cryptic29 Aug 2000	Down 24
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