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verb • argue or speak in defense of • be on the defensive; act against an attack • protect against a challenge or attack • fight against or resist strongly • protect or fight for as a champion • be the defense counsel for someone in a trial • state or assert | ||||||||
| 35% | 14 | Led the team of editors to compile the OED | ||||||
noun • Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915) | ||||||||
| 28% | 6 | Readjusted to show zip (OED) | ||||||
verb • To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. • To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero. • To cause or set some value or amount to be zero. • To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros. • To disappear | ||||||||
Part Of Oed Finished And Justified Crossword Clue
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DEFENDED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DEFENDED
Updated: October 14, 2023
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