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| 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | ||||||||
| 33% | 10 | The ability to ward off or ward away | ||||||
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| 28% | 13 | A pattern in which the solution to a problem creates another problem, leading back to the original problem | ||||||
noun • one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first • an argument that assumes that which is to be proved | ||||||||
Ward Problem Crossword Clue
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DRAWBACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DRAWBACK
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic14 Jan 2014 | Down 4 | |
| The Guardian Cryptic14 Jan 2014 | Down 4 | |
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