| What the puzzle's title refers to, or, how the first four letters of each starred entry might be described |
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| Car's mechanism of stick and transmission levels (9) |
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| Auto part, and a clue to what's going on in five rows of this puzzle |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2025 |
| It's a sheer gift to stick in Spooner's car (9) |
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| An aid to driving in changing times (9) |
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| US car device |
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| Transmission lever |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Auto's transmission lever |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2018 |
| Transmission lever |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2017 |
| Automotive part ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
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| RAGE? |
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| Engaging device |
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| RAGE? |
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| RAGE? |
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| Transmission lever |
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| Engaging device |
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| Part of car becoming obsolete. |
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