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They Control The Kidneys Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is REINS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

• any means of control

verb

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

• stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

• keep in check

22%7Control football - fail to control saliva
noun

• flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid

• saliva spilling from the mouth

• the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

verb

• run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

• let or cause to fall in drops

• propel

• let saliva drivel from the mouth

21%7 Situated near the kidneys
adjective

• of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions

• near the kidneys

noun

• either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

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