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Wild West Practice Makes Gain And Loss Crossword Clue

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noun

• a long noosed rope used to catch animals

• Belgian composer (1532-1594)

verb

• catch with a lasso

41%5 First name of the actor known for his role as James West in 'The Wild Wild West'
noun

• a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

• the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)

• the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

• United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)

• United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)

• writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916)

• (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament

• a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads

• a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri

• a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

37%5Practice, practice, practice
noun

• public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

• a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

• a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

• a series of consequences wrought by an event

• piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

• wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

verb

• create by training and teaching

• undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• educate for a future role or function

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

• exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

• cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

• travel by rail or train

• drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

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