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Crossword Answers

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HEM
The edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"

DOG
A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"

NAG
An old or over-worked horse

BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

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RING
The sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe

RIDE
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"

SPIT
The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

LOOP
A flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

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WORRY
Touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"

SWAMP
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

PRESS
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

SPITE
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

STROM

NUDGE
A slight push or shake

NUDGE
A slight push or shake

HAUNT
A frequently visited place

FLOOD
A large flow

HADAT

CHEVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

HARRY
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

CHIVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

HOUND
Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

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DOGGED
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

BOTHER
Make confused or perplexed or puzzled

HARASS
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

BADGER
Sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

ATTACK
An offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

MOLEST
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

PLAGUE
An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

CHIVVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

CHEVVY
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

HASSLE
Disorderly fighting

ASSAIL
Attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

OBSESS
Be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

INFEST
Invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"

OFFEND
Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

CIRCLE
Movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"

SPIRIT
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

NOODGE

FALLON

DEMAND
The act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

INVADE
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"

PESTER
Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

PICKON

DRIVEN
Compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred"

DRIVEN
Compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred"

AGRESS

AGRESS

STRIKE
A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

GIRDLE
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

GIRDLE
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

COMPLE

COMPEL
Necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"

COERCE
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

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PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

ENVIRON
Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"

ENCLOSE
Introduce; "Insert your ticket here"

ASSAULT
The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will

BESIEGE
Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

BOMBARD
A large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

BEDEVIL
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

BEDEVIL
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

INFLICT
Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

AFFLICT
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

ENCRUST
Form a crust or a hard layer

INCRUST
Form a crust or a hard layer

PRESSED
Compacted by ironing

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

SETUPON
Assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

PLAGUED

TROUBLE
An effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

OVERRUN
Too much production or more than expected

COMPASS
Drafting instrument used for drawing circles

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RESTRICT
Make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

ATTACKED

BESIEGED
Surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"

ASSAILED

SURROUND
The area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"

OBSESSED
Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"

ENTANGLE
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

FALLUPON
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

ENCIRCLE
Bind with something round or circular

HEMMEDIN

HEMMEDIN

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ENCOMPASS
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

DEVASTATE
Overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

IMPORTUNE
Beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

IMPORTUNE
Beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

EMBARRASS
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

BELEAGUER
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

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SURROUNDED
Confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers"

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BETROUBLED

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