This Is Thrown Down As A Challenge Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GAUNTLET which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GAUNTLET

Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	8		Exact Match!
2	23%	15		Can challenge preconceived notions, challenge ideologies, or present new perspectives
3	22%	4		Object thrown to knock down pins

We think the answer is "GAUNTLET" which means:

noun

• To offer or accept a challenge
• A glove of armored leather; protects the hand
• A glove with long sleeve
• A form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim

An example sentence would be:

• "He ran the gauntlet of angry protestors outside the courthouse."
• "The new employee had to go through a gauntlet of interviews."

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The Guardian Quick10 Sep 2020	Across 9
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	Clue	Source
1	"They've really thrown down the gauntlet!" New York Times - 12 Jan 2024	New York Times / 12 Jan 2024
2	14 Across, 60 Across, 2 Down, 13 Down, 59 Down or 62 Down Telegraph Cross Atlantic - 26 Jan 2023	Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 26 Jan 2023
3	Can challenge preconceived notions, challenge ideologies, or present new perspectives
4	It may be thrown down or run The Guardian Quick - 19 May 2000	The Guardian Quick / 19 May 2000
5	Object thrown to knock down pins
6	The serious fight is about to begin, gauntlets having been thrown down? The Guardian Everyman - 25 Feb 2007	The Guardian Everyman / 25 Feb 2007
7	What may be thrown down for a duel New York Times - 19 Nov 2021	New York Times / 19 Nov 2021

Knight's glove
Padding site
It may be thrown down or run
It's taken up as a challenge, but it''s punishing for runners
Handy piece of protective gear
Glove female relative left in bag
Long glove
Handy thing to take up or run
Gloomy letter, only half read, seen as a challenge
Challenge location of punishing run

Punishment to be run — heavy glove
Part of a duelist's uniform
Glove stolen by thieving Aunt Letitia
Long-sleeved glove
One's on hand potentially to issue a challenge
Some armour Britain lost in dreadful gun battle
Allowed to carry thin glove
Challenge, symbolically
Baking a gluten tart initially is a challenge

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