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Word Before Knuckles Or Tacks Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BRASS which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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noun

• an alloy of copper and zinc

• a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

• impudent aggressiveness

• an ornament or utensil made of brass

• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

• a memorial made of brass

30%8 Cracked knuckles before starting a task
noun

• a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

verb

• press or rub with the knuckles

• shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

29%7 Footwear with metal tacks
noun

• a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots

verb

• supply with hobnails

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