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Plays Safe On A Bet Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

• minimize loss or risk

54%6A type of bet where winnings from one bet are used as the stake for a subsequent bet
noun

• a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers

verb

• stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

31%6Safe bet
adjective satellite

• having a better than even chance of success

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New York Times05 Feb 1977 Across 30
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