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noun • a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner • a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize | ||||||||
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verb • excel or defeat in a game | ||||||||
| 24% | 8 | Get ready, as for a contest | ||||||
verb • To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber). • (by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object. • To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use. • To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time. adjective • Not limber; lacking flexibility. | ||||||||
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TOURNAMENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TOURNAMENT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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