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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)

• criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• a sudden sharp feeling

• a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

• informal words for any attempt or effort

verb

• use a knife on

• stab or pierce

• poke or thrust abruptly

29%8 A second attempt at something after the first attempt failed
noun

• an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic03 Sep 2025 Down 44
The Guardian Quick11 Sep 2000 Across 21
New York Times15 Nov 1979 Down 49
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