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2 | 23% | 9 | Back door user to handle arrow, holding spearhead back | |
3 | 23% | 8 | Guardian's to hold back, holding back | |
One Thats Holding Back Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DAM" which means:
- noun
- • A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- • A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
- • Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock verb
- • Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam interjection
- • Damn.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The dam on the river is preventing the flow of water."
- • "The beavers built a dam across the stream."
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New York Times19 Aug 2001 | Down 20 | |
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