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Throws Overboard As Plane Sits On Waves Crossword Clue

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

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verb

• throw away, of something encumbering

• throw as from an airplane

35%8Throws overboard
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

35%8Throws overboard
noun

• anything that is cast aside or discarded

• (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit

• getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable

verb

• throw or cast away

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The Guardian Cryptic29 May 2002 Down 16
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