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Punishment Metaphorically Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LICKS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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noun

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

verb

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue

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noun

• a compact mass

• an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

• an awkward stupid person

• a large piece of something without definite shape

verb

• put together indiscriminately

• group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

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noun

• a long thin implement made of metal or wood

• any rod-shaped bacterium

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• a square rod of land

• a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

• a gangster's pistol

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times04 Apr 2015 Down 6
New York Times25 Apr 2014 Down 28
New York Times19 May 2012 Across 37
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