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noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||
| 25% | 10 | Preferred manufactured runs over home runs | ||
noun • United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) | ||||
| 23% | 10 | Runs out of grass due to excessive eating | ||
verb • To graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation • To allow animals to graze excessively | ||||
Bird Runs In Long Grass
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CRANE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CRANE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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