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Make A Pinch Crossword Clue

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99%3Exact Match!
verb

• tag the base runner to get him out

• take into custody

• seize suddenly

34%5 To make a temporary substitution
noun

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

verb

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

30%7Make something work in a pinch
verb

• To build or use a kludge.

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New York Times29 Apr 1983 Across 6
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