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noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||||
| 36% | 6 | Types include wood screws and machine screws | ||||||
noun • someone who guards prisoners • a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole • a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air • a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head • slang for sexual intercourse verb • have sexual intercourse with • turn like a screw • cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion • tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
| 30% | 8 | Attached to a door with screws | ||||||
noun • a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | ||||||||
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PRISON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PRISON
Updated: October 14, 2023
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