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Reprimanded Kelvin And Editor Over Fish Catch Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is KEELHAULED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: KEELHAULED

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199%10Exact Match!
227%9 Has a surface temperature of about 3,900 Kelvin
327%7 Temperature scale where one degree equals one kelvin

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We think the answer is "KEELHAULED" which means:

    verb
  • • To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
  • • To rebuke harshly.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The unfortunate prisoner was keelhauled as a means of torture."
  • • "In the olden days, sailors were often keelhauled for their crimes."

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The Guardian Cryptic21 Mar 2017 Down 6
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