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noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • any sharply pointed projection • tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers • a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward • a railway line connected to a trunk line verb • incite or stimulate • give heart or courage to • strike with a spur • goad with spurs • equip with spurs | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | Opposed to opening, dropping, opening, dropping? | ||||||
verb • fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense • fail to win • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal • miss from one's possessions; lose sight of • allow to go out of sight or mind • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit • fail to get or obtain • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • withdraw, as from reality • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
| 22% | 8 | Dropping the name of a well-known individual to gain credibility | ||||||
verb • refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them | ||||||||
Inspire Scorn Dropping Name Crossword Clue
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SPUR which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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SPUR
Updated: October 15, 2023
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