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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||
noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • any sharply pointed projection • tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers • a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward • a railway line connected to a trunk line verb • incite or stimulate • give heart or courage to • strike with a spur • goad with spurs • equip with spurs | ||||
| 26% | 9 | A defensive play in football where a player purposely allows an opponent to advance past them before trapping them | ||
noun • (American football) an illegal block | ||||
| 22% | 11 | A technique used in chemistry to purify substances by heating them to a gas and then cooling them to form a pure solid | ||
noun • (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid • (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable | ||||
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SPURS which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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