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noun • an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades • a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze • a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move | ||||||||
| 33% | 6 | A biscuit-dough shaper, hedge trimmer, jigsaw, lawnmower, mason, snips, topiarist or other person/thing for pruning, severing or slicing | ||||||
noun • someone who cuts or carves stone • someone who carves the meat • someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) • a boat for communication between ship and shore • a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop • a cutting implement; a tool for cutting | ||||||||
| 33% | 6 | Villains have run over visitor, severing foot | ||||||
noun • a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | ||||||||
Means Of Severing Wrestlers Hold Crossword Clue
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SCISSORS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SCISSORS
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | A biscuit-dough shaper, hedge trimmer, jigsaw, lawnmower, mason, snips, topiarist or other person/thing for pruning, severing or slicing
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