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Pull The Strings Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MASTERMIND which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MASTERMIND

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199%10Exact Match!
237%9 Manipulate strings from the shadows
328%5Pull strings

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MASTERMIND" which means:

    noun
  • • Someone who creates new things
  • • Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
  • verb
  • • Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He was the mastermind behind the successful heist."
  • • "The fbi managed to apprehend the criminal mastermind."

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New York Times25 Jul 1988 Down 10
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