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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

2 letters

BE
Spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

GO
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

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END
The part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

YAW
Deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"

PLY
One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"

HAP
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"

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PASS
Accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

GOON
An awkward stupid person

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

FALL
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

RISE
Rise in rank or status; "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

VEER
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

VARY
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

TACK
Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

SPIN
A distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"

JIBE
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"

HEEL
The lower end of a ship's mast

SLEW
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

FLOP
The act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

FARE
An agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"

COME
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

CHOP
A grounder that bounces high in the air

CAST
A violent throw

CANT
Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

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GOOFF
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

ENSUE
Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

ALTER
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

WHIRL
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

SHEER
Cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

WHEEL
A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

ROUND
The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"

PROVE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

PLACE
An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

ISSUE
The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

BEGIN
Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

PIVOT
The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"

OCCUR
Come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"

ARISE
Move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

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EMERGE
Come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

HAPPEN
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

EVOLVE
Work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

BEFALL
Happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

CHANCE
A risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"

RESULT
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

UNFOLD
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

SWIVEL
A coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

REVIVE
Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"

PANOUT
Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

MUTATE
Undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

FOLLOW
Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

BOXOFF

CHANGE
The action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

COMEOF

ATTEND
To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

BETIDE
Become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?"

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WORKOUT
The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"

TURNOUT
Result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

RECOVER
Regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"

PUTBACK
Cost a certain amount; "My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000"

IMPROVE
Get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

GOABOUT
Begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

DEVIATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

COMEOUT
Break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"

CHECKER
One of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers

BEAROFF
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

BEFOUND

COMEOFF
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

COEXIST
Exist together

FALLOUT
Have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"

PASSOFF
Cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent"

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CONTINUE
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

WEARSHIP
Turn away from the wind; "The sailors decided it was time to wear ship"

TURNTAIL
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

TURNTAIL
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

TURNINTO

TURNBACK
Turn inside out or upside down

PUTABOUT

MODULATE
Vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

MITIGATE
Make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

COMETRUE

COMEDOWN
Get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"

BECOMEOF

BEARAWAY
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"

COINCIDE
Happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided"

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TRANSPIRE
Exude water vapor; "plants transpire"

TAKEPLACE
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

EVENTUATE
Come out in the end