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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

UNO

LOO
A toilet in Britain

GIN
A form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

NAP
Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

PAM

4 letters

STUD
Adult male horse kept for breeding

DAWN
The earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

BRAG
An instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"

SNAP
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

SOLO
Perform a piece written for a single instrument

SKAT

FARO
A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

CRIB
The cards discarded by players at cribbage

5 letters

MONTE
A gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time

POKER
Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand

WHIST
A card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

RUMMY
A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

CARDS
A game played with playing cards

OMBRE

6 letters

PIQUET
A form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

HEARTS
A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

EUCHRE
A card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand

BRIDGE
Any of various card games based on whist for four players

ECARTE
A card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high

7 letters

PONTOON
A float supporting a seaplane

OLDMAID
A card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')

CANASTA
A form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

BEZIQUE
A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

8 letters

PATIENCE
A card game played by one person

BACCARAT
A card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine

CRIBBAGE
A card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two

PINOCHLE
A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

GINRUMMY
A form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

9 letters

STUDPOKER
Poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

BLACKJACK
A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

SOLITAIRE
A card game played by one person

13 letters

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