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They Are Wound And Screwy

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38%7Screwy pranks
noun

• A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.

• A band holding parts of an object together.

38%6Screwy
noun

• a state of confusion and disorderliness

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• soft semiliquid food

• a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

• a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

verb

• eat in a mess hall

• make a mess of or create disorder in

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The Guardian Cryptic03 Oct 2000 Across 13 WINGNUTS
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