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adjective • tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue noun • a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste | ||||
| 34% | 7 | Mechanical device used in packaging to secure items together with knots | ||
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| 32% | 6 | Full of knots or the appearance of knots | ||
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Drawing Together Neat Knots To Secure Chain
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ASTRINGENT which was last seen in the Telegraph Toughie crossword.
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ASTRINGENT
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1 | Fiber knots
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12 Jul 1976 | New York Times / 12 Jul 1976 |
2 | Full of knots or the appearance of knots | |
3 | Knots in wood
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23 Nov 1979 | New York Times / 23 Nov 1979 |
4 | Mechanical device used in packaging to secure items together with knots | |
5 | One who makes knots
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17 Dec 1976 | New York Times / 17 Dec 1976 |
6 | Open knots
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10 May 1977 | New York Times / 10 May 1977 |
7 | Pertaining to knots or bumps
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