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noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme • a deception for profit to yourself verb • deprive somebody of something by deceit • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||||||||
| 36% | 5 | Screw that's not begun to screw? | ||||||
adjective • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • claim as due or just • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||||
| 35% | 11 | Type of screw hole used with a countersunk screw | ||||||
noun • a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface • a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole verb • insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) | ||||||||
Screw As A Boy Perhaps Eaten By Lion Crossword Clue
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CHEAT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CHEAT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic20 Jan 2016 | Down 22 | |
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7 | Type of screw hole used with a countersunk screw |
