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To Nelson It Meant A Load Of Balls Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BROADSIDE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BROADSIDE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "BROADSIDE" which means:
- noun
- • An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- • A speech of violent denunciation
- • All of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
- • The whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
- • The simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship adverb
- • With a side facing an object adjective satellite
- • Toward a full side verb
- • Collide with the broad side of
An example sentence would be:
- • "The ship was hit by a broadside from the enemy cannons."
- • "The newspaper published a scathing broadside against the government."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Cryptic03 Oct 2003 | Across 16 | |
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