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Takes The Queens Shilling Crossword Clue

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verb

• join the military

• hire for work or assistance

• engage somebody to enter the army

36%8 Waste shilling on a pair of queens?
verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend extravagantly

28%5 One who takes, takes, takes
noun

• carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

• a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

verb

• draw blood

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New York Times28 Feb 1986 Down 5
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