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noun • a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward | ||||
| 33% | 8 | Detective inspector arresting country's old statesman | ||
noun • British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) | ||||
| 26% | 15 | Detective who often played dumb to catch criminals | ||
noun • any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington | ||||
Catch Detective Arresting 10
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DETENT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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DETENT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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