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Ties Up In A Way Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MOORS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
221%10 Cut ties with, in a way
320%7Ties to the land, in a way

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We think the answer is "MOORS" which means:

    noun
  • • Open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
  • • One of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
  • verb
  • • Secure in or as if in a berth or dock
  • • Come into or dock at a wharf
  • • Secure with cables or ropes

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The moors were covered with purple heather."
  • • "The misty moors stretched out endlessly before them."

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New York Times13 Dec 2018 Down 28
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