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noun • A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface. | ||||
| 31% | 4 | Name shared by the wife of Punch in the Punch and Judy puppet show | ||
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| 29% | 8 | Miscalculated move in a game that hurts the player | ||
noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | ||||
Punch Hurts During Capture
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NAILSET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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NAILSET
Updated: October 14, 2023
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