Smother
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Daily Mail Quick - Tuesday, 7 Sep 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 4 May 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 24 Sep 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 2 Aug 2019
- The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 10 Jul 2019
Crossword Answers
5 letters
CHOKE
A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
6 letters
STIFLE
FUDDLE
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"
JUMBLE
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
PUTOUT
An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts"
STIFLE
Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
MUDDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"
WELTER
Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
MUFFLE
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
7 letters
REPRESS
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
CLUTTER
A confused multitude of things
THERMOS
Vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks
CONCEAL
Prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
8 letters
SURROUND
The area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
STRANGLE
Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
9 letters
SUFFOCATE
Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
OVERWHELM
Charge someone with too many tasks
MARESNEST
10 letters
EXTINGUISH
Put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
ASPHYXIATE
Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"