Narrowly Defeats Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent • a small drink of liquor • the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth • the property of being moderately cold • a tart spicy quality • a small sharp bite or snip verb • squeeze tightly between the fingers • give a small sharp bite to • sever or remove by pinching or snipping
	22%	7		Narrowly oval arachnids with an unsegmented abdomen
	noun • mites and ticks
	22%	12		Nelson Mandela narrowly escaped this fate
	adjective satellite • murdered by surprise attack for political reasons

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New York Times13 Sep 2003	Across 50
New York Times19 Jan 1997	Across 96
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