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noun • a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | ||||||||
51% | 6 | Social security in social security (social security in social security) | ||||||
adjective • used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements • used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis noun • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base • a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts • someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) • a quantity that is twice as great as another • raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 adverb • downward and forward • two together • to double the degree adjective satellite • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities • consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs • twice as great or many • large enough for two • having two meanings with intent to deceive verb • increase twofold • hit a two-base hit • bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain • do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions • make a demand for (a card or suit) • make or do or perform again | ||||||||
21% | 12 | Practice of placing orders on a security to get a favorable transaction price on a related security | ||||||
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Person Taken As Security Crossword Clue
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HOSTAGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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HOSTAGE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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The Guardian Quick01 Jun 2002 | Down 13 | |
The Guardian Quick15 Aug 2001 | Across 22 | |
The Guardian Quick02 Jan 2001 | Across 12 | |
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