Lifting Gear For American Footballers Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	14		Exact Match!
	noun • pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
	37%	14		Important gear for footballers to prevent head trauma
	noun • a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players
	30%	10		A gear that meshes with the sun gear in an epicyclic gear train
	noun • an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train

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The Guardian Cryptic15 Apr 2003	Across 11
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