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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 35% | 9 | Contains shelves of books | |
3 | 34% | 7 | Puts back books on these? | |
Shelves For Books Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RESERVES" which means:
- noun
- • Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army verb
- • To keep back; to retain.
- • To keep in store for future or special use.
- • To book in advance; to make a reservation.
- • To make an exception of; to except.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The soldier was called up from the reserves to serve in the war."
- • "The company has huge oil reserves in that region."
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The Guardian Cryptic29 Apr 2020 | Across 13 | |
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