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

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199%7Exact Match!
228%11 Resembling a rod or rod-shaped
328%9 Engine part that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod

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We think the answer is "SPINDLE" which means:

    noun
  • • (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
  • • A piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.
  • • Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
  • • A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
  • • Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
  • verb
  • • To make into a long tapered shape.
  • • To take on a long tapered shape.
  • • To impale on a device for holding paper documents.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The spinning wheel has a wooden spindle."
  • • "She carefully threaded the yarn through the spindle."

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The Guardian Cryptic13 May 2010 Across 28
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