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verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||||||
| 29% | 7 | First to prevent crossing | ||||||
adverb • at right angles to the center line of a ship • at an oblique angle | ||||||||
| 27% | 9 | Crossing last bits of slippery marsh, turned up with fuel for boat | ||||||
noun • a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through • a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds | ||||||||
Prevent From Crossing Over Marsh Crossword Clue
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FORFEND which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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FORFEND
Updated: October 14, 2023
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