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Sudden Assault Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a sudden short attack

• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

verb

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• enter someone else's territory and take spoils

• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

• search for something needed or desired

95%6Exact Match!
noun

• a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

• (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

95%8Exact Match!
noun

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

verb

• wait in hiding to attack

• hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

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New York Times02 Jun 1979 Across 20
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