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S Abbreviated Means Shields Crossword Clue

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noun

• (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring

verb

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• bring into safety

• spend less; buy at a reduced price

• accumulate money for future use

• make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

• save from sins

• refrain from harming

• spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

• retain rights to

• record data on a computer

34%8 One who shields or shields others
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25%12 Their name means 'different shields'
noun

• extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear

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