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2 | 36% | 6 | Used to make matchsticks | |
3 | 36% | 10 | Replacement for traditional matchsticks | |
Matchsticks Game Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "NIM" which means:
- noun
- • Game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table verb
- • To take or seize.
- • To filch, steal.
- • To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.
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New York Times08 Sep 2010 | Across 46 | |
New York Times07 Dec 2004 | Across 37 | |
New York Times10 Oct 2004 | Across 30 | |
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