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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • the beginning or early stages • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
	33%	9		Start of an attack
	noun • someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) • the leading military unit in an attack • the head and sharpened point of a spear verb • be the leader of
	18%	6		Block opening attack, then lash out and start riot
	noun • a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes

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The Guardian Cryptic03 Feb 2006	Across 16
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