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adjective • of or pertaining to tactic or tactics | ||||
| 30% | 12 | Verbs of this type have passive forms in the perfect tense and active forms in the present tense | ||
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| 29% | 6 | Before start of play, tense captain's opening ploy | ||
noun • a plan for attaining a particular goal | ||||
Strategic Opening Of Play In Tense State
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TACTICAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TACTICAL
Updated: October 14, 2023
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