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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 | ||||||||
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noun • extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear | ||||||||
S Abbreviated Means Shields Crossword Clue
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SAVES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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SAVES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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