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Held The Reins Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RULED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RULED

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About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "RULED" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Subject to a ruling authority
  • verb
  • • To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
  • • To excel.
  • • To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
  • • To decide judicially.
  • • To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
  • • To revel.
  • adjective
  • • Having printed lines.
  • • (of a surface) being a scroll; being such that through every point of s there is a straight line that lies on s.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The ruled paper is perfect for taking notes."
  • • "She wrote a letter on the ruled page."

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