Try To Contain In A Way As A Spill Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • a blemish made by dirt • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it verb • dry (ink) with blotting paper • make a spot or mark onto
	27%	9		Firebreaks are often created to try and contain these fires.
	noun • a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
	27%	6		Eddy's to try to contain scrap
	noun • the shape of something rotating rapidly • a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

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New York Times15 Apr 2017	Across 16
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