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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 20% | 11 | A type of bet in which the stake and potential winnings increase after each win | |
3 | 20% | 7 | Placing a stake | |
Played For A Stake Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GAMED" which means:
- verb
- • To gamble.
- • To play card games, board games, or video games.
- • To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
- • (of males) to perform premeditated seduction strategy.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She gamed the system to get ahead in her career."
- • "He gamed the rules to win the competition."
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New York Times19 Mar 1995 | Across 1 | |
New York Times22 Nov 1984 | Across 67 | |
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1 | An adjective meaning feeble, light in colour, peaky, wan, washed-out or whitish; or, as a noun, a vertical stripe on a shield; a wooden stake forming a fence; or, a conceptual boundary
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19 Aug 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 19 Aug 2023 |
2 | A type of bet in which the stake and potential winnings increase after each win | |
3 | Capuletti, Verona's lost love, consigned to some risky stake
The Guardian Cryptic -
26 Jun 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Jun 2003 |
4 | Game often played at picnics or gatherings involving a metal object and a stake | |
5 | Pointed stake
New York Times -
28 Nov 1982 | New York Times / 28 Nov 1982 |
6 | Stake a claim
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03 Jan 2010 | New York Times / 03 Jan 2010 |
7 | Stake placed by Mum's sister, they say
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04 Mar 2002 | The Guardian Quiptic / 04 Mar 2002 |