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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 3 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | |
3 | 27% | 6 | A short-handled oar used in a rowboat | |
Short Oar Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PADDLE" which means:
- noun
- • Small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- • A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- • An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- • A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat verb
- • Propel with a paddle
- • Play in or as if in water, as of small children
- • Swim like a dog in shallow water
- • Walk unsteadily, with short steps
- • Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- • Stir with a paddle
An example sentence would be:
- • "He used a paddle to steer the kayak."
- • "The canoeist gripped the paddle tightly."
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14 Feb 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 14 Feb 2003 |
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