Hostage Situation Acronym Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a sharp blow verb • hit swiftly with a violent blow • to make an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location
	32%	9		Hostage situation in the air or at sea
	noun • robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
	32%	8		Held hostage during a wartime situation
	noun • a person who is interned

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New York Times08 Sep 2002	Across 75
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