The Setters Old Fashioned Situation Offering No Way Out Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible • a street with only one way in or out
	31%	6		Old-fashioned way of saying 'get out'
	noun • A vaunt; a boast. verb • To advance; to move forward; to elevate. • To depart; to move away. • To vaunt; to boast. interjection • Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
	29%	14		If one situation A supervenes on another situation B, then A is this type of situation
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