Preventing Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 01 Jan 1956

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AVERTING
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Preventing giving tip-off, victory for LuxembourgCrossword Clue
Turning asideCrossword Clue
Turning aside to affirm money is goodCrossword Clue
Shunting asideCrossword Clue

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ANTIAM
6 Letters

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ANTIJAM
7 Letters

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INTHEWAY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Presenting an obstacleCrossword Clue
Forming an obstacle or hindranceCrossword Clue
Blocking someone's pathCrossword Clue
They win a throw by causing obstructionCrossword Clue
Being an obstructionCrossword Clue
Bottom part of drain fell in river, creating an obstructionCrossword Clue
Impeding one's progressCrossword Clue
Like obstaclesCrossword Clue
Like an obstacleCrossword Clue
Blocking - the road?Crossword Clue

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NONSLIP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Designed not to slideCrossword Clue
Traction-improvingCrossword Clue
Like many bathmatsCrossword Clue
Cleared up slop: inn less likely to cause accidentsCrossword Clue
Rubberized, maybeCrossword Clue
Preventing spills, sayCrossword Clue
Like bath matsCrossword Clue
Traction-improvingCrossword Clue
Name on item of underwear providing a firm holdCrossword Clue
This surface will keep you upCrossword Clue

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SHUT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Turned (off)Crossword Clue
ClosedCrossword Clue
SealedCrossword Clue
ClosedCrossword Clue
Synonym for "close"Crossword Clue
Close togetherCrossword Clue
CloseCrossword Clue
CloseCrossword Clue
Not openCrossword Clue
Turn (off)Crossword Clue

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ANTISPAM
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Like some email filtersCrossword Clue
Like some email filtersCrossword Clue
Designed to minimize junk emailCrossword Clue
Fighting junk e-mailCrossword Clue

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VENT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Express frustrationCrossword Clue
Blow off steamCrossword Clue
Slit in the back of a jacketCrossword Clue
Air conditioning outletCrossword Clue
Hole – expressCrossword Clue
Let off steam, in consequence rejecting leaderCrossword Clue
Duct outletCrossword Clue
Release some pressureCrossword Clue
Blow off steamCrossword Clue
Air outCrossword Clue

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BARRIER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word with sound or languageCrossword Clue
See 9Crossword Clue
Obstacle arranged to block coffin bearerCrossword Clue
Block Scottish playwright having Oscar ultimatelyCrossword Clue
Brexit negotiator swaps note with Republican fenceCrossword Clue
Scottish novelist with extreme bit of writers blockCrossword Clue
Advocate getting shot of street obstacleCrossword Clue
Advocate getting shot of street obstacleCrossword Clue
Good man leaves lawyer railingCrossword Clue
What faces British topless steeplechaser?Crossword Clue

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THWARTING
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Frustrating, with grant having been adjustedCrossword Clue
Frustrating skin defect in articleCrossword Clue
Frustrating skin defect in articleCrossword Clue
Frustration with a grant being wastedCrossword Clue
Prevention of growth in you-know-whatCrossword Clue
Gremlin's activityCrossword Clue

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COLDFEET
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Second thoughts, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue
Anxiety about an impending eventCrossword Clue
Loss of guts from fish biting large parts of lineCrossword Clue
Timidity caught by ancient poetryCrossword Clue
Fearfulness, trepidationCrossword Clue
Loss of nerveCrossword Clue
Previous charge in court bringing feeling of uncertaintyCrossword Clue
Sudden loss of courageCrossword Clue
Loss of confidenceCrossword Clue
ITV series starring James Nesbitt and Helen BaxendaleCrossword Clue

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CONTRACEPTIVE
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Rubber housing of one part is set upCrossword Clue
Birth control deviceCrossword Clue

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SAYING
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Expression that contains wisdomCrossword Clue
Common expressionCrossword Clue
Bit for BartlettCrossword Clue
Words of wisdom always in serenadeCrossword Clue
SawCrossword Clue
Uttering a proverbCrossword Clue
Expression perhaps popular with golfers, initiallyCrossword Clue
Saw, for example, in heart of BelgiumCrossword Clue
Staggering - eschewing wifes maxim!Crossword Clue
AdageCrossword Clue

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WRITEPROTECTING
15 Letters

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BESIEGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Encircle and blockadeCrossword Clue
Live herons? Bother!Crossword Clue
Crowd round saint that is interrupting father endlesslyCrossword Clue
Blockade is lifted, say? One working hard to restrict thatCrossword Clue
Is coming up with say, boring spelling test to harassCrossword Clue
I see GB in disarray and English beset with hostile forcesCrossword Clue
Harass with live blockadeCrossword Clue
Harass with live blockadeCrossword Clue
SurroundCrossword Clue
Swarming bees, e. g., I trap in a wayCrossword Clue

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TRUTHDRUG
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Woman doctor has to pull out — might this prevent misrepresentation?Crossword Clue

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HOLDINGATBAY
12 Letters

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CHOCK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
As much as possibleCrossword Clue
Block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy objectCrossword Clue
Secure a bird, essentially enchain insideCrossword Clue
Wheel stopperCrossword Clue
Wood block for holding an object steadyCrossword Clue
Wood block for holding an object steadyCrossword Clue
___ Full o' Nuts coffeeCrossword Clue
Steadying wedgeCrossword Clue
Steadying wedgeCrossword Clue
As close as possibleCrossword Clue

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GLASSCEILING
12 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Barrier to professional advancementCrossword Clue
Unacknowledged barrier to career advancementCrossword Clue
Invisible impediment in the workplaceCrossword Clue
Breaking it might be cause for celebrationCrossword Clue
Unseen barrier to women's advancementCrossword Clue
Corporate barrier of a sortCrossword Clue
It prevents the promotion of minorities and womenCrossword Clue
Unacknowledged barrier to career advancementCrossword Clue
Career impedimentCrossword Clue
Looking up, a woman sees through itCrossword Clue

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INSECTREPELLANT
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Camper's supplyCrossword Clue
Camper's supplyCrossword Clue

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PATENT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Legal protection, plain as dayCrossword Clue
Plain top on secretaryCrossword Clue
Easily recognizableCrossword Clue
Invention protectionCrossword Clue
Plain to seeCrossword Clue
Clear, obviousCrossword Clue
UnmistakableCrossword Clue
Obvious soft shot crossing net returnedCrossword Clue
Inventor's protectionCrossword Clue
Obvious document for an inventor to getCrossword Clue

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RATCHET
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mechanism allowing movement in only one directionCrossword Clue
Chatter about toolCrossword Clue
Toothed rackCrossword Clue
… in earth, moving about hundred tons — it only allows travel in one directionCrossword Clue
Move by degrees in one direction onlyCrossword Clue
Price to acquire Chinese establishments latest mechanical deviceCrossword Clue
Couple of scoundrels, second of which knocking out a toolCrossword Clue
Mechanical device skinned fantasy authorCrossword Clue
Tightening device, chatter crazilyCrossword Clue
Gradually increase, with "up"Crossword Clue

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ASEPTIC
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clean empty pocket I filled in a momentCrossword Clue
Medically cleanCrossword Clue
Microbe-freeCrossword Clue
A month in charge of preventing infectionCrossword Clue
New space, it is sterileCrossword Clue
Paciest bats will not decayCrossword Clue
Clean and healthy account about start of monthCrossword Clue
SterileCrossword Clue
On the contrary, US spies take month to become cleanCrossword Clue
On the contrary, US spies take month to become cleanCrossword Clue

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PEPPERS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Toffs eating parsnip skins – they’re generally quite hot!Crossword Clue
Hot sauce maker’s harvestCrossword Clue
Pizza toppingCrossword Clue
Salad items picked at the midpoint of their maturityCrossword Clue
Indiscriminately sprays vegetablesCrossword Clue
Indiscriminately sprays vegetablesCrossword Clue
Jalapeños and chiliesCrossword Clue
Jalapeños and chiliesCrossword Clue
Produce section arrayCrossword Clue
Pelts (with)Crossword Clue

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FORCE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gravity, e.g., in physicsCrossword Clue
CompelCrossword Clue
Mass x accelerationCrossword Clue
"F" in "F=m*a"Crossword Clue
"Use the ___, Luke"Crossword Clue
Friction, to a physicistCrossword Clue
Mass times acceleration, in physicsCrossword Clue
Mass times accelerationCrossword Clue
MightCrossword Clue
See 24Crossword Clue

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GREENS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Leafy" veggiesCrossword Clue
Areas to putt on a golf courseCrossword Clue
Salad baseCrossword Clue
Politicians – vegetablesCrossword Clue
Kale, bok choy, spinach, e.gCrossword Clue
Health food found on the golf course?Crossword Clue
Cabbage and spinach, sayCrossword Clue
Arugula, spinach, etcCrossword Clue
Kale, spinach, arugula, etcCrossword Clue
Areas with holesCrossword Clue

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Preventing Crossword Clue

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AVERTING

4 RELATED CLUES

ANTIAM

ANTIJAM

INTHEWAY

10 RELATED CLUES

NONSLIP

10 RELATED CLUES

SHUT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANTISPAM

4 RELATED CLUES

VENT

10 RELATED CLUES

BARRIER

10 RELATED CLUES

THWARTING

6 RELATED CLUES

COLDFEET

10 RELATED CLUES

CONTRACEPTIVE

2 RELATED CLUES

SAYING

10 RELATED CLUES

WRITEPROTECTING

BESIEGE

10 RELATED CLUES

TRUTHDRUG

1 RELATED CLUES

HOLDINGATBAY

CHOCK

10 RELATED CLUES

GLASSCEILING

10 RELATED CLUES

INSECTREPELLANT

2 RELATED CLUES

PATENT

10 RELATED CLUES

RATCHET

10 RELATED CLUES

ASEPTIC

10 RELATED CLUES

PEPPERS

10 RELATED CLUES

FORCE

10 RELATED CLUES

GREENS

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