| Hearty embrace (2 wds.) |
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| GEAR HUB (2 words) |
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| Crushing embrace (4,3) |
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| Powerful embrace (4,3) |
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| Rough tight embrace - from a grizzly? (4,3) |
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| Major squeeze |
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| Stand getting brief big squeeze (4,3) |
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| Hearty greeting |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2023 |
| Tight squeeze |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2023 |
| Endure guy endlessly coming up to grab husband in big embrace |
The Guardian Quiptic |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Very tight squeeze |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Carnivore and tailless mammoth in strong embrace |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jun 2023 |
| Endure endlessly monstrous and uncomfortable embrace |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Big squeeze |
The Washington Post |
07 Oct 2021 |
| Big squeeze |
LA Times Daily |
07 Oct 2021 |
| Extreme embrace |
Newsday |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Tight embrace |
New York Times |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Tight squeeze in unusually huge bar |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Hearty embrace |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Hearty embrace |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 May 2020 |
| It's a tight squeeze sticking listening device for initial handler into hidden microphone |
Irish Times Crosaire |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Big embrace: 2 wds. |
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| A powerful embrace, possibly as a wrestling hold |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
14 Jul 2019 |
| Wrestling hold |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Feb 2019 |
| Enthusiastic greeting |
New York Times |
02 Feb 2019 |
| Put up with big, unending embrace that's painful? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Enthusiastic greeting |
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| Tight squeeze |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 Dec 2018 |
| Tight hold |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2018 |
| Rough embrace |
The Times Concise |
14 Mar 2018 |
| Tight hold |
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| Rough tight embrace |
The Times Concise |
08 Sep 2017 |
| Powerful embrace (2 words) |
Family Time |
06 Jun 2016 |
| Hearty show of affection |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2015 |
| Hearty show of affection |
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| Warm embrace that each of the starred clues is wrapped in |
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| Hearty greeting |
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| Wrestling hold |
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| Tight squeeze |
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| Not so subtle sign of affection |
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| Affectionate greeting |
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| Tight embrace |
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| It's soft, strong, and demonstrated by this puzzle's four theme answers |
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| Wrestler's maneuver |
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| Tight squeeze? |
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| Tight squeeze? |
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| Tight embrace |
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| Show of affection |
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| Show of affection |
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| Greeter's squeeze |
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| Greeter's squeeze |
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| Coach Bryant's embrace? |
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| Hearty embrace |
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| Strong embrace |
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| Pessimist's affectionate greeting? |
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| Embrace from a pessimist? |
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| Chicago embrace? |
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| Very affectionate embrace. |
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