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Presses Down Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TAMPS which was last seen in the Telegraph Mini crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TAMPS

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We think the answer is "TAMPS" which means:

    noun
  • • A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  • verb
  • • Press down tightly

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She tamps down the soil around the newly planted flowers."
  • • "He carefully tamps the tobacco into the pipe."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Mini06 Feb 2024 Across 7
New York Times25 Jun 2021 Across 1
New York Times27 Apr 2019 Down 46
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