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99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | ||||||||
39% | 3 | I would take back pawn with pawn … | ||||||
noun • a depression in an otherwise level surface • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped • a brief immersion • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow • a brief swim in water • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms verb • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • dip into a liquid while eating • go down momentarily • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid • take a small amount from • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • lower briefly • appear to move downward • slope downwards • dip into a liquid • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax • immerse in a disinfectant solution • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | ||||||||
37% | 7 | Prisoner granted credentials by another prisoner | ||||||
noun • (law) a person called into court to defend a title | ||||||||
Prisoner Pawn Crossword Clue
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HOSTAGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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HOSTAGE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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