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Shoots Messengers Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is RUNNERS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: RUNNERS

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199%7Exact Match!
231%9 Term used to describe the growth pattern where new shoots arise alongside or from the base of older shoots
325%6 One of the other messengers?

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "RUNNERS" which means:

    noun
  • • Someone who imports or exports without paying duties
  • • Someone who travels on foot by running
  • • A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
  • • A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
  • • A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
  • • A trained athlete who competes in foot races
  • • (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
  • • A long narrow carpet
  • • Device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
  • • Fish of western atlantic: cape cod to brazil

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The runners lined up at the starting line."
  • • "The marathon had over 10,000 runners."

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Clue Last Found In...

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Telegraph Cryptic11 Jun 2024 Across 19
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