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Strikes For Money Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%6Exact Match!
245%8 Includes various strikes like punches, palm strikes, and elbow strikes.
333%6 Person who strikes money

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "POUNDS" which means:

    noun
  • • United states writer who lived in europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
  • • 16 ounces avoirdupois
  • • The basic unit of money in great britain and northern ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • • A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
  • • The basic unit of money in syria; equal to 100 piasters
  • • The basic unit of money in the sudan; equal to 100 piasters
  • • The basic unit of money in lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
  • • Formerly the basic unit of money in ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • • The basic unit of money in egypt; equal to 100 piasters
  • • The basic unit of money in cyprus; equal to 100 cents
  • • A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
  • • A symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in great britain)
  • • A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
  • • The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  • verb
  • • Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
  • • Strike or drive against with a heavy impact
  • • Move heavily or clumsily
  • • Move rhythmically
  • • Partition off into compartments
  • • Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
  • • Place or shut up in a pound
  • • Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I need to lose a few pounds before the summer."
  • • "The package weighed ten pounds."

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