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noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||
| 32% | 12 | Firearm with a barrel that can be loaded from the rear | ||
noun • a gun that is loaded at the breech | ||||
| 32% | 10 | Barrel-loaded firearms popular during the Renaissance | ||
noun • An obsolete matchlock firearm. • A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle. | ||||
Barrel Loaded By Negative Force Taking Down Various Characters
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KEYING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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