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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

PEN
Female swan

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"

4 letters

SLAM
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

PENT
Closely confined

THUS
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

SEAL
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

COOP
An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

CLAM
Flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams

5 letters

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

BLOCK
The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

6 letters

UNOPEN
Not open; "the door slammed shut"

BARRED
Marked with stripes or bands

SEALED
Covered with a waterproof coating; "a sealed driveway"

LOCKED

CLOSED
Not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"

FASTEN
Make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

TURNED
In an unpalatable state; "sour milk"

7 letters

EXCLUDE
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

KEEPOUT
Remain outside

SHUTOUT
A defeat in a game where one side fails to score

OCCLUDE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"

CONFINE
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement

8 letters

UNOPENED
Not yet opened or unsealed; "unopened Christmas presents"

9 letters

BARRICADE
A barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy; "they stormed the barricade"