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Ransacked Train Regularly Then Ran Away Crossword Clue
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RIFLED which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RIFLED
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "RIFLED" which means:
- adjective
- • Of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel verb
- • To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (see also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)
- • To commit robbery or theft.
- • To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
- • To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
- • To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
- • To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.
- • To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.
- • To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).
- • To dispose of in a raffle.
- • To engage in a raffle.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He rifled through his drawer to find his missing keys."
- • "The thief rifled through the victim's purse, stealing her money."
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| Telegraph Cryptic24 Jan 2023 | Across 19 | |
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