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noun • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports • short for railway • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud verb • complain bitterly • enclose with rails • provide with rails • separate with a railing • convey (goods etc.) by rails • travel by rail or train • lay with rails • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat • spread negative information about • criticize severely | ||||||||
| 53% | 6 | Chess move where the king is moved two squares towards a rook and the rook moves to the square over which the king crossed. | ||||||
noun • a place off to the side of an area • the point where two lines meet or intersect • an interior angle formed by two meeting walls • the intersection of two streets • the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect • a small concavity • a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade • a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible • a projecting part where two sides or edges meet • a remote area • (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone verb • gain control over • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape • turn a corner | ||||||||
| 53% | 8 | Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king | ||||||
noun • (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank • United States actor (1914-1998) • a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law • United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) • United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) | ||||||||
Rook Upset Wader Crossword Clue
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RAIL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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RAIL
Updated: October 14, 2023
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