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Takes 40 Winks Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NAPS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a period of time spent sleeping

• a soft or fuzzy surface texture

• the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

verb

• take a siesta

98%7Exact Match!
noun

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time

37%5Takes forty winks
noun

• a light fitful sleep

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time

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New York Times08 Sep 1993 Down 1
New York Times13 Dec 1984 Across 32
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