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99% | 6 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||||
29% | 10 | Someone who flourishes a sword or spear | ||||||
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25% | 4 | Nickname for the Bochum Laurel or Bochum Sword, a sword that was awarded to the best fencer in the German police | ||||||
noun • a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie • long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin | ||||||||
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1 | Boy who pulls the sword from the stone in "The Sword in the Stone"
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2 | Fisherman's spear with barbed prongs
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30 Jun 1981 | New York Times / 30 Jun 1981 |
3 | Piercing Spartacus firstly with spear
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22 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Cryptic / 22 Jun 2023 |
4 | Portrayed with a spear or a sword | |
5 | Spear, as with a sword | |
6 | Spear carrier?
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22 Sep 2000 | New York Times / 22 Sep 2000 |
7 | Uprising of South Africa and one gets old spear
The Guardian Cryptic -
25 Jul 2014 | The Guardian Cryptic / 25 Jul 2014 |
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