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noun • a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • a person with unusual sexual tastes • an eccentric idea • a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation verb • curl tightly • form a curl, curve, or kink | ||||||||
| 34% | 11 | Tight curl resembling a small sausage | ||||||
noun • a fat sausage-shaped curl | ||||||||
| 31% | 8 | Having hair with a tight curl pattern | ||||||
verb • fry something until it curls and becomes crisp • curl tightly | ||||||||
Tight Curl Crossword Clue
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KINK which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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KINK
Updated: October 11, 2023
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