Twist Of Phrase Perhaps Crossword Clue

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	noun • a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase verb • read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
	23%	9		Contradictory phrase with an Irish twist
	noun • Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
	20%	4		Sharp twist in wire or hair, perhaps
	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

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New York Times10 Feb 2001	Down 12
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