Prelude To A Duel Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) • the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand adverb • directly verb • hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand • to play music at loud volume
	33%	7		Wordsworth wrote this prior to dreadful duel
	noun • something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows • music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera verb • serve as a prelude or opening to • play as a prelude
	21%	10		Without warning or prelude
	noun • an abrupt discourteous manner • the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

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