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Homework Holding Me Up Little Time To Get In Before The Rest Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PREEMPT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

64%7Homework holding me up, little time to get in before the rest
noun

• a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

verb

• acquire for oneself before others can do so

• take the place of or have precedence over

• gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)

• make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

33%7 When the kids get a break from homework
noun

• a day on which school or other events are cancelled due to snow

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The Guardian Cryptic06 Apr 2017 Down 17
The Guardian Cryptic06 Apr 2017 Down 17
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