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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CATCH which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CATCH

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We think the answer is "CATCH" which means:

    noun
  • • A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
  • • The quantity that was caught
  • • A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
  • • Anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
  • • A break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
  • • A restraint that checks the motion of something
  • • A fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
  • • A cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
  • • The act of catching an object with the hands
  • • The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  • verb
  • • Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
  • • Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
  • • Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
  • • Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
  • • Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
  • • To hook or entangle
  • • Attract and fix
  • • Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
  • • Reach in time
  • • Get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
  • • Catch up with and possibly overtake
  • • Be struck or affected by
  • • Check oneself during an action
  • • Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
  • • See or watch
  • • Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
  • • Detect a blunder or misstep
  • • Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
  • • Come down with
  • • Start burning
  • • Perceive by hearing
  • • Suffer from the receipt of
  • • Attract; cause to be enamored
  • • Apprehend and reproduce accurately
  • • Take in and retain
  • • Spread or be communicated
  • • Be the catcher
  • • Become aware of
  • • Delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I made a great catch in the baseball game."
  • • "She threw the ball, but he missed the catch."

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Clue Last Found In...

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Telegraph Quick07 Jan 2023 Across 3
New York Times19 May 2022 Down 35
New York Times13 May 2022 Across 22
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