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noun • Any especially large, tight or enthusiastic hug, usually friendly and especially between males. • A hostile takeover effort in which one firm offers to buy the other firm at a share price too high to refuse. • A hold with the arms around the opponent. | ||||||||
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noun • a small slip noose made with seizing • the act of grasping verb • hold in a tight grasp • squeeze together tightly | ||||||||
| 25% | 12 | It clearly holds small fish but less clearly holds big fowl | ||||||
noun • a state of affairs in which you have no privacy • a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept | ||||||||
Strong Holds Crossword Clue
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BEARHUGS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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BEARHUGS
Updated: October 11, 2023
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