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noun • a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time | ||||||||
35% | 15 | Schemes involving dubious individuals infiltrating a new territory | ||||||
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32% | 3 | Potato __ (buffet with various styles of potatoes and various toppings) | ||||||
noun • a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War • a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter • a counter where you can obtain food or drink • a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal • the act of preventing • (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter • a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore • the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction • a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background • a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) • a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises • a heating element in an electric fire • (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried verb • prevent from entering; keep out • render unsuitable for passage • expel, as if by official decree • secure with, or as if with, bars | ||||||||
Person Living Off Various Dubious Schemes Crossword Clue
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SPIV which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | Ability to pull off clever schemes | |
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5 | Schemes involving dubious individuals infiltrating a new territory | |
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