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We've checked our database and believe the answer is UNDER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
226%8 Name of the gun manufacturer that produced the Thompson submachine gun
326%11Gun crew member, specifically operating a machine gun

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We think the answer is "UNDER" which means:

    adverb
  • • Down to defeat, death, or ruin
  • • Through a range downward
  • • Into unconsciousness
  • • In or into a state of subordination or subjugation
  • • Below some quantity or limit
  • • Below the horizon
  • • Down below
  • • Further down
  • adjective satellite
  • • Located below or beneath something else
  • • Lower in rank, power, or authority
  • adjective
  • • Being lower; being beneath something.
  • • Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
  • preposition
  • • In or at a lower level than.
  • • As a subject of; subordinate to.
  • • Less than.
  • • Below the surface of.
  • • In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
  • • As, in the character of.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He hid under the table to avoid being seen."
  • • "The book was buried under a stack of papers."

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Clue Last Found In...

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New York Times02 Nov 2015 Down 48
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