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Press Cutting This Could Keep It In Place Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PAPERCLIP which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together

48%9Press cutting? This could keep it in place
noun

• a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together

31%8Keep on cutting short person? These could protect wounds
noun

• a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

• any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

• a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

• a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

• adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

verb

• apply a heavy coat to

• cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

• affix conspicuously

• apply a plaster cast to

• coat with plaster

• dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

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The Guardian Cryptic12 Nov 2014 Down 15
The Guardian Cryptic12 Nov 2014 Down 15
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