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Spike

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noun

• a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

• a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

verb

• spin, wind, or twist together

• make by braiding or interlacing

• do lacework

• draw through eyes or holes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

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noun

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

verb

• provide with barbs

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noun

• something that causes irritation and annoyance

• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

• a Germanic character of runic origin

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic17 Jul 2025 Down 2
New York Times09 Feb 2025 Down 7
The Guardian Quick17 Nov 2023 Across 21
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