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Lightning Run Crossword Clue

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noun

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

adverb

• in a rigid manner

• directly

verb

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts

23%11 Turn privately-run businesses into government-run
verb

• put under state control or ownership

• make national in character or scope

23%9 Change from a state-run to a privately run organization
verb

• change from governmental to private control or ownership

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Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Cryptic26 Jan 2009 Down 8
The Guardian Quick13 Feb 2001 Down 20
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