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Showing 55 Matching Answers

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USES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ConsumesCrossword Clue
Puts to workCrossword Clue
Takes advantage ofCrossword Clue
Avails oneself ofCrossword Clue
Puts into serviceCrossword Clue
ExercisesCrossword Clue
ManipulatesCrossword Clue
Does something withCrossword Clue
UtilizesCrossword Clue
PurposesCrossword Clue

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HIRES
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Brings onCrossword Clue
Brings onto the teamCrossword Clue
Puts on the payrollCrossword Clue
Adds to a companyCrossword Clue
Adds to the staffCrossword Clue
Brings on to the teamCrossword Clue
Adds employeesCrossword Clue
Dad's rivalCrossword Clue

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BRINGSINTOPLAY
14 Letters

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ENGAGES
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Ties upCrossword Clue
FascinatesCrossword Clue
Books, say, about new timesCrossword Clue
Keeps occupiedCrossword Clue
Occupies fruit garden, oddly abandonedCrossword Clue
HiresCrossword Clue

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EXERTS
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Wields, as influenceCrossword Clue
Applies, as influenceCrossword Clue
StrainsCrossword Clue
Applies, as pressureCrossword Clue
Brings to bearCrossword Clue
AppliesCrossword Clue
WieldsCrossword Clue

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HIRESON
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Joins the crewCrossword Clue
Adds to the team, so to speakCrossword Clue
RecruitsCrossword Clue

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MAKESUSEOF
10 Letters

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UTILIZES
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Takes advantage ofCrossword Clue

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WIELDS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puts to useCrossword Clue
Uses, as powerCrossword Clue
Uses little energy in remote areaCrossword Clue
Commands, as powerCrossword Clue
ExertsCrossword Clue
Exercises, as powerCrossword Clue
Handles sliced white, a lady'sCrossword Clue
Handles sliced white, a ladysCrossword Clue
Exercises or makes solid connections across ItalyCrossword Clue
BrandishesCrossword Clue

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MISUSES
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Issue Ms. Gaga incorrect applicationsCrossword Clue
Bad applications with disadvantages, making all poles the sameCrossword Clue
Badly treats girls wrapping uniformCrossword Clue
Badly treats girls wrapping uniformCrossword Clue
Badly treats girls in uniform? The other way round!Crossword Clue
Applies incorrectlyCrossword Clue
Thinks about ones exploitsCrossword Clue
Broods about ones exploitsCrossword Clue
Invalidates a warranty, perhapsCrossword Clue

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OVERRULES
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Uses veto powerCrossword Clue
Vetoes laws subject to insurance starting lateCrossword Clue

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REHIRES
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Brings back onCrossword Clue
Takes on again that womans upset and anger with sonCrossword Clue
Brings back to the team, sayCrossword Clue
Puts back on the payrollCrossword Clue
Familiar work force add-ons, maybeCrossword Clue
Not-so-new workersCrossword Clue
Brings back on the staffCrossword Clue
Womans rising anger over the closing of Woolworths takes one backCrossword Clue

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REUSES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Finds another purpose forCrossword Clue
Gets more life out ofCrossword Clue
Upcycles, sayCrossword Clue
Cuts up into washrags, for exampleCrossword Clue
Finds another purpose forCrossword Clue
Gets some more mileage out ofCrossword Clue
Gets more out ofCrossword Clue
Doesn't tossCrossword Clue
Doesn't just throw awayCrossword Clue
Doesn't just throw awayCrossword Clue

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SEES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Peeps atCrossword Clue
UnderstandsCrossword Clue
Lays eyes onCrossword Clue
ObservesCrossword Clue
Visually perceivesCrossword Clue
SpotsCrossword Clue
Goes out withCrossword Clue
Gets a ganderCrossword Clue
ViewsCrossword Clue
DatesCrossword Clue

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USESFOR
7 Letters

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USESON
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Applies toCrossword Clue
Applies toCrossword Clue
Applies to, as an ointmentCrossword Clue
Tries to charm with, as a pickup lineCrossword Clue

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AIMS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DirectsCrossword Clue
GoalsCrossword Clue
___ to please (strives to make someone happy)Crossword Clue
GoalsCrossword Clue
IntentionsCrossword Clue
GoalsCrossword Clue
Gets ready, in archeryCrossword Clue
GoalsCrossword Clue
GoalsCrossword Clue
Long-term goalsCrossword Clue

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INSULATES
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Top off Alans suite with scatter cushionsCrossword Clue

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SEWS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Uses a needle and threadCrossword Clue
Finalizes, with "up"Crossword Clue
Stitches (up)Crossword Clue
Mends with stitchesCrossword Clue
Puts on a patch, sayCrossword Clue
Works on a quilt, perhapsCrossword Clue
Wraps (up)Crossword Clue
StitchesCrossword Clue
Stitches like Betsy RossCrossword Clue
Puts in stitchesCrossword Clue

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STABS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Informal attemptsCrossword Clue
Wild guessesCrossword Clue
Attempts, casuallyCrossword Clue
GuessesCrossword Clue
AttemptsCrossword Clue
Random guessesCrossword Clue
Wild guessesCrossword Clue
Wild guessesCrossword Clue
AttemptsCrossword Clue
Wild guessesCrossword Clue

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WELDS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fuses with heatCrossword Clue
FusesCrossword Clue
Fuses metal togetherCrossword Clue
Joins a heavy metal band, sayCrossword Clue
Fuses metal togetherCrossword Clue
Joins with a torchCrossword Clue
FusesCrossword Clue
JoinsCrossword Clue
Joins, in a wayCrossword Clue
Firm joins league in mid-week?Crossword Clue

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MUSES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Calliope and Urania, among othersCrossword Clue
Inspirational figures for artists and poetsCrossword Clue
Nine divine females married pursuers off and onCrossword Clue
Nine divine females married pursuers off and onCrossword Clue
Inspiring goddessesCrossword Clue
PondersCrossword Clue
People who inspire artCrossword Clue
They inspire artistsCrossword Clue
Sources of inspirationCrossword Clue
Clio and Thalia, for instanceCrossword Clue

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LAVES
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Gets cleanCrossword Clue
BathesCrossword Clue

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BLOOM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Flourish like a flowerCrossword Clue
Bouquet elementCrossword Clue
Nursery sightCrossword Clue
Open up, like a flowerCrossword Clue
Glow – Joyce’s MollyCrossword Clue
Produce flowersCrossword Clue
Liberal dons prosper and flourishCrossword Clue
Maybe Violet’s low weight risingCrossword Clue
Sign of springCrossword Clue
Bee can move to open flowerCrossword Clue

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CAUSES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sociopolitical movementsCrossword Clue
PromptsCrossword Clue
They might be lostCrossword Clue
Brings aboutCrossword Clue
Parts of document getting left out - the reasons?Crossword Clue
Reasons may see politician abandoning universitiesCrossword Clue
Gives rise to — crusadesCrossword Clue
Accountant applies justificationsCrossword Clue
Welfare worker's workloadCrossword Clue
Gives rise to lawsuits involving universityCrossword Clue

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MASTERBUILDER
13 Letters

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SPOUSES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Partners returning concessions holding valueCrossword Clue
Humourless manipulation accepted by ships matesCrossword Clue
MatesCrossword Clue
Husbands and wivesCrossword Clue
European skipping championsCrossword Clue
European skipping champions (more than one Dutch)Crossword Clue
Piousness sadly lacking in partnersCrossword Clue
Mates from ship receiving employment on nocturnal vesselCrossword Clue
Mates from ship receiving employment on nocturnal vesselCrossword Clue
Other halves, so to speakCrossword Clue

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SUES
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Brings an action againstCrossword Clue
Brings to courtCrossword Clue
Takes to courtCrossword Clue
Makes liable for libel, sayCrossword Clue
Goes a-courting?Crossword Clue
Brings legal action againstCrossword Clue
Takes to courtCrossword Clue
Seeks compensation, maybeCrossword Clue
Takes legal actionCrossword Clue
Takes to courtCrossword Clue

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CARO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nickname that drops "line" or "lyn"Crossword Clue
Dear, in ItalianCrossword Clue
"O mio babbino ___": Puccini ariaCrossword Clue
Italian "dear"Crossword Clue
Dear, to DonizettiCrossword Clue
Italian dearCrossword Clue
Beloved, in "Rigoletto"Crossword Clue
Sculptors company accepting artist backCrossword Clue
LBJ biographer Robert ___Crossword Clue
"O mio babbino ___": Puccini ariaCrossword Clue

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DURESS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Force of habit, eating last of tiramisuCrossword Clue
pressureCrossword Clue
Force’s uniform concealed by gownCrossword Clue
Unlawful coercionCrossword Clue
Arm-twisting? Getting robe over uniformCrossword Clue
Undue pressureCrossword Clue
Pressure of rubber company making ten hollow samplesCrossword Clue
PressureCrossword Clue
Force don to tour universityCrossword Clue
Compulsion to put on nursing uniformCrossword Clue

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TAMIL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sri Lankan languageCrossword Clue
Language of Sri LankaCrossword Clue
Language spoken in Sri LankaCrossword Clue
Language from which "curry" comesCrossword Clue
Native of Sri LankaCrossword Clue
Language that gave us "mulligatawny" and "patchouli"Crossword Clue
Perhaps Indian Mutiny's leader imprisoned in endCrossword Clue
Ethnic group of Sri LankaCrossword Clue
Sri Lankan languageCrossword Clue
Language in Sri LankaCrossword Clue

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PUSHES
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Energetic effortsCrossword Clue
Thrusts male cat outsideCrossword Clue
ShovesCrossword Clue
Tries to sellCrossword Clue
Markets aggressivelyCrossword Clue

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OVERUSES
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Makes trite, in a wayCrossword Clue
Strains, as a muscleCrossword Clue

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ANTE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Poker buy-inCrossword Clue
Upfront stakeCrossword Clue
Buy in, in pokerCrossword Clue
First chip in a potCrossword Clue
Poker buy-inCrossword Clue
Chamber opening?Crossword Clue
Folder's forfeitCrossword Clue
Lead-in to chamberCrossword Clue
Feed the kittyCrossword Clue
Poker paymentCrossword Clue

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FACTOTUM
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Information? Ring corporation’s multitasking employeeCrossword Clue
One does many different jobsCrossword Clue
Odd-job manCrossword Clue
Odd-jobberCrossword Clue
Particular corporation after old odd-jobberCrossword Clue
Handyman works with corporation instead of railwayCrossword Clue
Odd-job manCrossword Clue
Jack-of-all-trades?Crossword Clue
Handyman, agent, not Romeo, joining corporationCrossword Clue
Handyman has bit of dope and round bellyCrossword Clue

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ICON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Box on a touchscreenCrossword Clue
Clickable pictureCrossword Clue
Image of a compass, for SafariCrossword Clue
Clickable imageCrossword Clue
Legendary figureCrossword Clue
App symbolCrossword Clue
Clickable pictureCrossword Clue
Desktop imageCrossword Clue
Symbol on a home screenCrossword Clue
Something that's often clickedCrossword Clue

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USESTO
6 Letters

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EFFUSES
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Sheds where two females will gain employment wearing earmuffs inside outCrossword Clue
GushesCrossword Clue
Pours outCrossword Clue
Pours forthCrossword Clue

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OPUSES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Major compositionsCrossword Clue
Pieces of sausage finally eaten by old catCrossword Clue
Creative worksCrossword Clue
Numbered classical piecesCrossword Clue
Major musical worksCrossword Clue
Artistic creationsCrossword Clue
Works harnessing power in river succeededCrossword Clue
Numbered worksCrossword Clue
WorksCrossword Clue
Works quietly to stop old habitsCrossword Clue

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OVERSTAFFS
10 Letters

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QUSES
5 Letters

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RESOURCEFUL
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Capable — of cruel ruseCrossword Clue

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CHESS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Game with rooks and pawnsCrossword Clue
"The Queen's Gambit" activityCrossword Clue
Mating gameCrossword Clue
Hikaru Nakamura or Ding Liren’s gameCrossword Clue
Game with rooksCrossword Clue
Extremely churlish female ending the mating gameCrossword Clue
It involves mate getting companion to accompany letterCrossword Clue
Game with rooksCrossword Clue
On-board diversion?Crossword Clue
Game ending in "mate"Crossword Clue

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OCTOPUSES
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Eight-armed creaturesCrossword Clue
Firm thats erected circus tent employs well-armed individualsCrossword Clue
Scopes out strange sea creaturesCrossword Clue
Eight-armed mollusksCrossword Clue
Up-and-coming crockery business needs influential organisationsCrossword Clue
Cooked soups, etc in large container, possibly seafoodCrossword Clue

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POETRYSLAM
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Spoken-word competitionCrossword Clue
Spoken-word contestCrossword Clue

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JUDASES
7 Letters

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TOENAIL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pedicure focusCrossword Clue
Tiny "canvas" on which to paintCrossword Clue
One's quick on footCrossword Clue
Pedicure targetCrossword Clue
Surface for digital artCrossword Clue
Tail one wags, extreme partCrossword Clue
Digital protectionCrossword Clue
Note terrible trouble for subject of pedicurists attention?Crossword Clue
One may be paintedCrossword Clue
Pedicurist’s targetCrossword Clue

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RESORTS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Some vacation destinationsCrossword Clue
Most hotels in Las VegasCrossword Clue
Vacation spots that can be all-inclusiveCrossword Clue
Holiday havensCrossword Clue
Vacation destinationsCrossword Clue
Groups once more seen in Ibiza and Magaluf?Crossword Clue
Destinations in some getaway plans?Crossword Clue
Vacation spotsCrossword Clue
Again categorizes vacation spotsCrossword Clue
Extremely rude characters in seaside townsCrossword Clue

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HYPERBATON
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Ban hard poetry thats contrived - it reverses word order for effectCrossword Clue
Bear-python hybrid, as an example: this I must see!Crossword Clue

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ONCEMORE
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
AgainCrossword Clue
AgainCrossword Clue
Love McEnroe, beaten again (8, 2 wds.)Crossword Clue
“Encore!”Crossword Clue
Encore!Crossword Clue
Over againCrossword Clue
AgainCrossword Clue
Another timeCrossword Clue
Another timeCrossword Clue

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SCIENCE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
See 24Crossword Clue
Caught nieces playing with physics, sayCrossword Clue
Lab doingsCrossword Clue
Focus of many a school fairCrossword Clue
School subject that is included in the Carolinas, along with EnglishCrossword Clue
"Magic that works," per VonnegutCrossword Clue
Metallurgy or tectonics, sayCrossword Clue
Word after "rocket" or "computer"Crossword Clue
"The poetry of reality," per Richard DawkinsCrossword Clue
Academic journal with a "Breakthrough of the Year" awardCrossword Clue

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THESAME
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Copycat's drink orderCrossword Clue

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LIAISONS
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Feel sick about one child’s secret love affairsCrossword Clue
Relationships in trouble over independence issueCrossword Clue
Affairs where cats entertain ladies regularlyCrossword Clue
Affairs where cats entertain ladies regularlyCrossword Clue
Australia is on standby, protecting intermediariesCrossword Clue
Go-betweensCrossword Clue
IntermediariesCrossword Clue
Illicit affairsCrossword Clue

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RANCHER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Major stock holder?Crossword Clue
Farmer fled, caught by some womanCrossword Clue
Hacienda owner managed Oscar winnerCrossword Clue
Cowboy builders latest alteration extremely dear, according to ReneCrossword Clue
Managed to applaud heartless cowboyCrossword Clue
US farmer made swift progress, he being in creditCrossword Clue
Overran Cherokees holding cowboyCrossword Clue
Owner of large farm managed head of cattle with that womanCrossword Clue
Stock ownerCrossword Clue
Farmer managed to get companion, top ladyCrossword Clue

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LODGINGHOUSES
13 Letters

USAT

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Showing 55 Matching Answers

USES

10 RELATED CLUES

HIRES

8 RELATED CLUES

BRINGSINTOPLAY

ENGAGES

6 RELATED CLUES

EXERTS

7 RELATED CLUES

HIRESON

3 RELATED CLUES

MAKESUSEOF

UTILIZES

1 RELATED CLUES

WIELDS

10 RELATED CLUES

MISUSES

9 RELATED CLUES

OVERRULES

2 RELATED CLUES

REHIRES

8 RELATED CLUES

REUSES

10 RELATED CLUES

SEES

10 RELATED CLUES

USESFOR

USESON

4 RELATED CLUES

AIMS

10 RELATED CLUES

INSULATES

1 RELATED CLUES

SEWS

10 RELATED CLUES

STABS

10 RELATED CLUES

WELDS

10 RELATED CLUES

MUSES

10 RELATED CLUES

LAVES

2 RELATED CLUES

BLOOM

10 RELATED CLUES

CAUSES

10 RELATED CLUES

MASTERBUILDER

SPOUSES

10 RELATED CLUES

SUES

10 RELATED CLUES

CARO

10 RELATED CLUES

DURESS

10 RELATED CLUES

TAMIL

10 RELATED CLUES

PUSHES

5 RELATED CLUES

OVERUSES

2 RELATED CLUES

ANTE

10 RELATED CLUES

FACTOTUM

10 RELATED CLUES

ICON

10 RELATED CLUES

USESTO

EFFUSES

4 RELATED CLUES

OPUSES

10 RELATED CLUES

OVERSTAFFS

QUSES

RESOURCEFUL

1 RELATED CLUES

CHESS