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Under Arrest And Looking Haggard Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 118 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
PINCHED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
PINCHED
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "PINCHED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Sounding as if the nose were pinched
- • Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- • Not having enough money to pay for necessities
- • As if squeezed uncomfortably tight verb
- • To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- • To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- • To squeeze between two objects.
- • To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- • To arrest or capture.
- • To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
- • To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- • To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- • To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
- • To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
- • To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- • To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- • To complain or find fault. adjective
- • Very thin, as if drawn together
- • (of a person or their face) tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
- • Financially hurt or damaged.
- • Compressed
An example sentence would be:
- • "She pinched her little brother to wake him up."
- • "He pinched his nose to stop the bleeding."
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| The Guardian Cryptic11 Oct 2022 | Across 27 | |
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