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Word That Can Precede Each Set Of Circled Letters Forming A Literal Hint For Entering Certain Answers In This Puzzle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is JUMP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: JUMP

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%4Exact Match!
256%3Word that can precede each half of the answers to each of the eight starred clues
347%4 Like each answer in this puzzle - also each word in each clue - in length

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "JUMP" which means:

    noun
  • • A sudden and decisive increase
  • • An abrupt transition
  • • (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another
  • • A sudden involuntary movement
  • • Descent with a parachute
  • • The act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
  • verb
  • • Move forward by leaps and bounds
  • • Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • • Make a sudden physical attack on
  • • Increase suddenly and significantly
  • • Be highly noticeable
  • • Enter eagerly into
  • • Rise in rank or status
  • • Jump down from an elevated point
  • • Run off or leave the rails
  • • Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
  • • Cause to jump or leap
  • • Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
  • • Bypass
  • • Pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
  • • Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  • adjective
  • • Exact; matched; fitting; precise.
  • adverb
  • • Exactly; precisely

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He made a big jump over the fence."
  • • "The cat made a graceful jump from the tree branch."

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New York Times10 May 2012 Across 69
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