Establishes Crossword Clue

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SETS
4 Letters
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Related groupsCrossword Clue
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Women's professional tennis matches have three of themCrossword Clue
Theatrical constructionsCrossword Clue

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ERECTS
6 Letters
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RaisesCrossword Clue
Throws upCrossword Clue
Raises, as a monumentCrossword Clue
BuildsCrossword Clue
Puts upCrossword Clue
Puts up, like a buildingCrossword Clue

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SETSUP
6 Letters
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Prepares a board game for playCrossword Clue
Gets the board game Ark Nova ready for playCrossword Clue
Plays matchmaker forCrossword Clue
PlansCrossword Clue

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FOUNDS
6 Letters
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Establishes heaps after gender reassignmentCrossword Clue
Sets up the ultimate in auto parts storesCrossword Clue
Establishes nothing has been deposited in financial resourcesCrossword Clue

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INSTATES
8 Letters
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Establishes stylish gallery on boardCrossword Clue
Establishes where most Australians liveCrossword Clue

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ORDAINS
7 Letters
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DecreesCrossword Clue
Appoints as a ministerCrossword Clue
Makes a ministerCrossword Clue
Confers holy orders onCrossword Clue
Dorians breaking rulesCrossword Clue
Welcomes to the clergyCrossword Clue
Makes a fatherCrossword Clue
Installs, as a ministerCrossword Clue

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BASES
5 Letters
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Cover all the ___Crossword Clue
They turn red litmus paper blueCrossword Clue
High-pH substancesCrossword Clue
Stopping points for runnersCrossword Clue
FoundationsCrossword Clue
First, second, third and homeCrossword Clue
They form diamondsCrossword Clue
Wrigley cornersCrossword Clue
Ballpark quartetCrossword Clue
Corners of a diamondCrossword Clue

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CREATES
7 Letters
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ConcoctsCrossword Clue
Makes from scratchCrossword Clue
MakesCrossword Clue
Comes up withCrossword Clue
Kicks up fuss about energy-saving tariffsCrossword Clue
Puts togetherCrossword Clue
Designs strong boxes to carry drugCrossword Clue
Boxes jammed with European coinsCrossword Clue

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ENROOTS
7 Letters
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Firmly establishesCrossword Clue

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BUILDS
6 Letters
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ConstructsCrossword Clue
Puts together, as Lego setsCrossword Clue

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REARS
5 Letters
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Raises, as kidsCrossword Clue
Brings upCrossword Clue
PatootiesCrossword Clue
RaisesCrossword Clue
Raises or risesCrossword Clue
RumpsCrossword Clue
Guides into adulthoodCrossword Clue
DerrièresCrossword Clue

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SEATS
5 Letters
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AccommodatesCrossword Clue
Airplane assignmentsCrossword Clue
Ticketmaster purchasesCrossword Clue
4F and 17B, in an airplaneCrossword Clue
Accommodates, as on a busCrossword Clue
Ushers to a tableCrossword Clue
Bar stools, e.gCrossword Clue
Theaters are full of themCrossword Clue
Senate spotsCrossword Clue
Spots in the nosebleed sectionCrossword Clue

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STARTSUP
8 Letters
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Special bitter drink gets things goingCrossword Clue
Gets off the groundCrossword Clue

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RENEWS
6 Letters
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Gives fresh vigor toCrossword Clue
Asks for more MoneyCrossword Clue
Extends an order for real estate, earning four pointsCrossword Clue
Extends, in a wayCrossword Clue
Extends a leaseCrossword Clue
Holds on to one's Essence, say?Crossword Clue
ExtendsCrossword Clue
Extends, as a subscriptionCrossword Clue
Starts overCrossword Clue
Makes born again, putting Bible classes before recent eventsCrossword Clue

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CEMENTS
7 Letters
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Strengthens, as a relationshipCrossword Clue
Unions associated with Attlee and Freud (not the Liberal)?Crossword Clue
Joins firmlyCrossword Clue
Sat on beam, fence - regularly picked up sticksCrossword Clue
Maine bankers invested in US money and bondsCrossword Clue
Maine bankers invested in US money and bondsCrossword Clue
Fixes in placeCrossword Clue
Firmly establishes setter thats heading for successCrossword Clue
Fixes in placeCrossword Clue
Makes sidewalksCrossword Clue

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ENACTS
6 Letters
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PassesCrossword Clue
Turns into lawCrossword Clue
PassesCrossword Clue
Adds to the code, sayCrossword Clue
PassesCrossword Clue
Passes into lawCrossword Clue
Puts into lawCrossword Clue
Puts on the booksCrossword Clue
Puts into lawCrossword Clue
Votes into lawCrossword Clue

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NAILSDOWN
9 Letters

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REBUILDS
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Makes again word puzzle inspiring beginners to infer latest discoveryCrossword Clue
Resolution framed to make reformsCrossword Clue

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RESEATS
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Moves from a table to a booth, sayCrossword Clue
Upgrades to first class, sayCrossword Clue
Allocates new chairs to each in the course of breaksCrossword Clue
Ushers after intermissionCrossword Clue

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ROOTS
5 Letters
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Beets and daikonCrossword Clue
Target of a touch-up dye jobCrossword Clue
Cheers (for)Crossword Clue
Speak of ways to find sourcesCrossword Clue
Parts of trees or hairCrossword Clue
OriginCrossword Clue
1976 Alex Haley novelCrossword Clue
OriginsCrossword Clue
OriginsCrossword Clue
Takes holdCrossword Clue

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SETSUPSHOP
10 Letters

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ORIENTS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Points in the right directionCrossword Clue
SituatesCrossword Clue
SituatesCrossword Clue
Points in the right directionCrossword Clue
Points in the right directionCrossword Clue
Points in the right directionCrossword Clue
Points in the right directionCrossword Clue
Determines the position of in-store clobberCrossword Clue
Determines the position of in-store clobberCrossword Clue
Sets rightCrossword Clue

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PROVES
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Verifies to be trueCrossword Clue
Shows to be trueCrossword Clue
DocumentsCrossword Clue
Shows to be trueCrossword Clue
Expert's against French art showsCrossword Clue
Experts against French art showsCrossword Clue

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MANA
4 Letters
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Magical resource in Magic: The GatheringCrossword Clue
Magical power of weaver in story spoken ofCrossword Clue
"Give that ___ cigar!"Crossword Clue
Mexico's "Labios Compartidos" bandCrossword Clue
Mexican "Drama y Luz" bandCrossword Clue
"Mariposa Traicionera" bandCrossword Clue
"Mi Verdad" pop rockersCrossword Clue
Tom Clancy's "Every ___ Tiger"Crossword Clue
Tom Clancy's "Every ___ Tiger"Crossword Clue

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PUTSFIRST
9 Letters

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SETSBAIL
8 Letters
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Determines the money needed to get out of jailCrossword Clue

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REINSTATES
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Brings back some method of control over Washington?Crossword Clue
Brings back some method of control over Washington?Crossword Clue

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SETSCREW
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Little bit of hardware found in small aliens hands?Crossword Clue
Whats specially threaded puts sailors on course?Crossword Clue
Tightening deviceCrossword Clue
It fixes groups of menCrossword Clue

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IDS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Passports, e.gCrossword Clue
Passports, e.gCrossword Clue
Bouncers check themCrossword Clue
Docs with DOBs, oftenCrossword Clue
Driver's licenses, e.gCrossword Clue
Passports, e.gCrossword Clue
Employee badges, e.gCrossword Clue
Passports, e.gCrossword Clue
Cards swiped at workCrossword Clue
Cards that reveal who's who and what's whatCrossword Clue

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CONFIRMS
8 Letters
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Approves of fiddle companiesCrossword Clue
Proves company is involved in fraudulent activitiesCrossword Clue
Proves company is involved in fraudulent activitiesCrossword Clue
Upholds company involved in tricksCrossword Clue
Hoodwink companies?Crossword Clue

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ENGRAINS
8 Letters
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Firmly establishes, in one spellingCrossword Clue
Firmly establishes: VarCrossword Clue

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ASCERTAINS
10 Letters
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Proves sectarians will be dispersedCrossword Clue
Discovers a discolorations covering half of saucerCrossword Clue
Discovers a discoloration's covering half of saucerCrossword Clue
Finds out in case star gets worriedCrossword Clue

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RENOIR
6 Letters
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“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” artistCrossword Clue
"Girls at the Piano" painterCrossword Clue
French impressionist of noteCrossword Clue
Artist in relation to one of his coloursCrossword Clue
"Luncheon of the Boating Party" painter Pierre-AugusteCrossword Clue
Pierre-Auguste ___, French impressionistCrossword Clue
Impressionist masterCrossword Clue
“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painterCrossword Clue
“Luncheon of the Boating Party” artistCrossword Clue
a Picture-maker concerned with darker films?Crossword Clue

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INSTILLS
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Gradually introduces where moonshine is madeCrossword Clue
InculcatesCrossword Clue
ImbuesCrossword Clue
ImbuesCrossword Clue
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EPIGRAPH
8 Letters
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Inscription I used between record and chartCrossword Clue
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What entertains slob, kind of music quote?Crossword Clue
Monumental legend in golf happier abroadCrossword Clue
Happier to arrange to install grand inscriptionCrossword Clue
Opening words: What about rude fellow getting charge?”Crossword Clue

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SETS

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ERECTS

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SETSUP

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FOUNDS

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INSTATES

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ORDAINS

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BASES

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CREATES

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ENROOTS

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BUILDS

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REARS

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SEATS

10 RELATED CLUES

STARTSUP

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RENEWS

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CEMENTS

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ENACTS

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NAILSDOWN

REBUILDS

2 RELATED CLUES

RESEATS

4 RELATED CLUES

ROOTS

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SETSUPSHOP

ORIENTS

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PROVES

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MANA

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PUTSFIRST

SETSBAIL

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REINSTATES

2 RELATED CLUES

SETSCREW

4 RELATED CLUES

IDS

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CONFIRMS

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ENGRAINS

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ASCERTAINS

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RENOIR

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INSTILLS

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EPIGRAPH

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