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noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | ||||||||
| 40% | 8 | Makeshift draught excluders? | ||||||
noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | ||||||||
| 37% | 11 | Larynx excluder | ||||||
noun • a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest) | ||||||||
Makeshift Draught Excluder
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STOPGAP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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STOPGAP
Updated: October 14, 2023
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