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noun • an angular or rounded shape made by folding • someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers • a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled verb • make ridges into by pinching together • curl tightly | ||||
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noun • a sharp protuberance • a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • an unforeseen obstacle verb • catch on a snag • get by acting quickly and smartly • hew jaggedly | ||||
| 90% | 12 | Abnormality | ||
noun • strange and unconventional behavior • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | ||||
Kink
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CRIMP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CRIMP
Updated: September 19, 2025
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| New York Times20 Sep 2025 | Down 2 | |
| New York Times26 Jan 1996 | Across 26 | |
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