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noun • a rester who is sleeping • a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal • an unexpected achiever of success • one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track • a passenger car that has berths for sleeping • pajamas with feet; worn by children • a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed • tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water • an unexpected hit | ||||||||
| 30% | 9 | Surprising success for nightmare? | ||||||
noun • a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly • a racehorse about which little is known | ||||||||
| 23% | 6 | To exploit a success or advantage in order to achieve further success or advantage | ||||||
noun • a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers verb • stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager | ||||||||
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| New York Times26 Jul 1984 | Down 9 | |
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