| Handle roughly (4) |
Puzzler |
28 Feb 2026 |
| "Pamper" antonym |
Newsday |
07 Feb 2026 |
| Darth ___ (Sith Lord) |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2026 |
| Paw at |
Puzzler Backwords |
30 Dec 2025 |
| Injure badly |
Universal |
17 Nov 2025 |
| Rough up badly |
Commuter |
30 Sep 2025 |
| Star Wars' Darth ___ |
TV |
21 Sep 2025 |
| One may form in rugby (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Tear to pieces (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
18 Aug 2025 |
| Paw at |
Puzzler Backwords |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Totally wallop in competition |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2025 |
| Attack savagely |
The Times Concise |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Hammer with a wooden head |
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| Treat roughly |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2025 |
| Roughly handle a kind of stick for painters (4) |
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| In rugby, what is a loose scrum with the ball off the ground? (4) |
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| Treat roughly |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Apr 2025 |
| Paw at (4) |
Puzzler |
20 Apr 2025 |
| Handle roughly |
|
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| Savagely attack |
Commuter |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Heavy Dungeons & Dragons weapon |
|
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| Manhandle graduate, extremely unwell (4) |
|
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| Darth ___ ("Star Wars" universe character) |
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| Paw at |
Puzzler Backwords |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Batter at the shopping centre, we hear (4) |
|
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| Paw roughly |
|
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| Loose scrum formed around a rugby player with the ball in hand |
Mirror Quiz |
31 Dec 2024 |
| To paw (4) |
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| Injure by clawing |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Dec 2024 |
| Roughly handle mother, extremely unhelpful (4) |
|
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| Villain in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace played physically by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz (4) |
|
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| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Rugby move by shopping centre, we hear (4) |
|
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| They treat him badly when misread Al's hesitation (4) |
|
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| Mangle mall we hear (4) |
|
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| Handle clumsily, paw (4) |
|
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| Rough up |
Commuter |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Treat roughly (4) |
Puzzler |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Wound by tearing (4) |
|
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| Masterful sides in rugby contest (4) |
|
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| Attack in African country briefly stopped by leader in uprising |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Tear with claws |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Darth ___ |
Universal |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Handle roughly |
Universal |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Badly rough up |
New York Times |
18 Jul 2024 |
| Some drama ultimately in feature of rugby (4) |
|
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| Paw at |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jul 2024 |
| Wound by scratching and tearing (4) |
|
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| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Aspect of rugby similar to an impromptu scrum. (4-) |
|
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| Severely criticise new compilation of album lacking band's original piece (4) |
|
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| Badly rough up |
New York Times |
30 May 2024 |
| Handle without care |
Commuter |
29 May 2024 |
| Defeat by a big margin |
|
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| Long-handled hammer |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2024 |
| Attack, like a bear |
|
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| Savage, attack (4) |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| A way to disfigure |
|
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| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Attack somebody, (4) |
|
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| Viciously attack |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Wound by lacerating (4) |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Savagely attack |
Commuter |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Handle roughly in loose rugby scrum (4) |
|
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| Handle roughly; mangle |
Commuter |
28 Dec 2023 |
| In rugby union, a loose scrum formed around a player holding the ball above the ground (4) |
|
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| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Attack, as a bear would |
Universal |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Heavy hitter |
Premier Sunday |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Hurt badly |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2023 |
| Medieval war hammer |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Aug 2023 |
| Rough up |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2023 |
| Hammer used to drive wedges |
Wall Street Journal |
30 May 2023 |
| 'Star Wars' character Darth ___ |
USA Today |
03 May 2023 |
| Rough up |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2023 |
| Attack ferociously |
Universal |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Long-handled hammer |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2023 |
| Handle roughly |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2023 |
| Injure badly |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Injure badly by beating |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Crush in competition |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2022 |
| Handle roughly |
The Guardian Speedy |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Attack, like a bear |
|
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| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jan 2022 |
| Handle clumsily |
Family Time |
09 Jan 2022 |
| Injure using claws, perhaps |
Universal |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Hammering tool |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Not just defeat |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Dec 2021 |
| Injure graphically |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Attack savagely, like a lion |
|
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| Wedge-driving hammer |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Heavy hammer |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Heavy hammer |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2021 |
| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Wound by scratching |
The Times Concise |
19 Mar 2021 |
| Handle roughly |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2021 |
| Handle roughly |
|
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| Serving up some Kahlua mudslide for local bash |
|
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| Handle roughly |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2020 |
| Attack with claws |
|
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| Spike ___ (railroad worker's tool) |
|
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| Damage badly |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Handle roughly |
Universal |
02 Aug 2020 |
| Local bash serving up some Kahlua mudslide |
|
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| Attack like a bear |
|
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| Manhandle |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Molest |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Handle clumsily in scrum |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Wound with one's claws, like a bear |
|
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| Attack like a bear |
Universal |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Mum starts to use low-cal batter |
|
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| Obstinate person endlessly holding a hammer |
|
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| Savage married a posh student |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Nov 2019 |
| Attack every other occupant of Emmanuel's |
|
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| Stake-driving hammer |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Attack violently |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Rough up |
Newsday |
27 Sep 2019 |
| Attack savagely |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Injure, as a bear might |
|
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| Beat badly |
New York Times |
04 May 2019 |
| Injure severely |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Mallet |
|
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| Wound by scratching or tearing |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Attack savagely |
|
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| Beat badly |
|
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| Thrash |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2018 |
| Wound with one's claws, like a bear |
|
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| Railroad spike hammer |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2018 |
| Treat roughly |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2018 |
| Sling out of Mulligan's bash locally |
|
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| Way-heavy hammer |
Universal |
28 Aug 2018 |
| Handle roughly |
|
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| Spike __: railroad worker's tool |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2018 |
| Spike __: railroad worker's tool |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Treat roughly |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2018 |
| Hammering tool |
|
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| Hammering tool |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Manual work, one leaves it for savage |
|
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| Tent stake driver |
USA Today |
18 May 2018 |
| Wound with one's claws |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Tent stake driver |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Spike __: railroad worker's tool |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Hammering tool |
|
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| Thrash |
|
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| Railroad spike hammer |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Wound with one's claws |
|
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| Way-heavy hammer |
|
|
| Darth ___, the red-faced antagonist from "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" |
|
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| Heavy-headed hammer |
Universal |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Injure badly |
New York Times |
07 May 2017 |
| Heavy-headed hammer |
|
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| Injure badly |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Tear to pieces; molest |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Stake-driving hammer |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2016 |
| Male cut, receiving second in rugby scrimmage |
|
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| Hefty hammer |
Universal |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Mangle; ruck |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Mar 2016 |
| Scratch up like a cougar |
|
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| Savage |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2016 |
| Manhandle |
|
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| Sledgehammer |
Universal |
22 Jan 2016 |
| Hefty hammer |
|
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| Stake-driving hammer |
|
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| Sledgehammer |
|
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| Rough up soul mate cutting toes |
|
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| Stake-driving tool |
|
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| Mangle |
|
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| Handle roughly 1000 gold lines initially |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Heavy hammer |
Universal |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Stake-driving hammer |
Universal |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Heavy hammer |
Premier Sunday |
06 Sep 2015 |
| Treat roughly |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2015 |
| Rough up |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Mangle |
|
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| Darth ___ |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Claw up badly |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Stake-driving tool |
|
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| Stake-driving hammer |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Name leaving Red Devils, looking initially to be one of the Hammers? |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Very heavy hammer |
|
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| Badly claw |
|
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| Wound by clawing |
|
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| Rough up badly |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Beat badly |
|
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| Tent stake driver |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Sledgehammer |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Manhandle horribly |
|
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| Badly rough up |
|
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| Mangle |
|
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| Badly claw |
|
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| Manhandle |
|
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| Sledgehammer's cousin |
|
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| Manhandle |
|
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| Wedge-driving hammer |
|
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| One with a heavy head |
|
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| Beat badly |
|
|
| More than manhandle |
|
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| Manhandle |
|
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| Hammer used to drive wedges |
|
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| Hammer used to drive wedges |
|
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| Handle without care |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Manhandle |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Stake-driving hammer |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Injure severely |
|
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| Treat very roughly |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Tent erector's tool |
|
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| Claw badly |
|
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| Rough up badly |
|
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| Hammer for stakes |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
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| Darth ___ |
|
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| Heavy hitter |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| It's used to lower the stakes |
|
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| Hammer used to drive wedges |
|
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| Maltreat |
|
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| Sledgehammer's cousin |
|
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| Handle roughly |
|
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| Wound by clawing |
|
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| Hefty hammer |
|
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| Injure badly |
|
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| Manhandle |
|
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| Treat roughly |
|
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| Rip apart |
|
|
| Mangle |
|
|
| Log splitter |
|
|
| Wedge-driving hammer |
|
|
| Handle without care |
|
|
| Mishandle to the max |
|
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| Rough up |
|
|
| Mishandle to the max |
|
|
| Handle roughly |
|
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| Stake driver |
|
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| Heavy hammer |
|
|
| Really rough up |
|
|
| Manhandle |
|
|
| Darth, not Vader |
|
|
| Stake driver |
|
|
| Heavy-headed tool |
|
|
| Handle roughly |
|
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| Wedge driver |
|
|
| Deal with brutally |
|
|
| Heavy hammer |
|
|
| Handle roughly |
|
|
| Hammer for stakes |
|
|
| Heavy hammer |
|
|
| Mangle |
|
|
| Manhandle |
|
|
| Stake-driving hammer |
|
|
| Stake driver |
|
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| Badly claw |
|
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| Bruise |
|
|
| Heavy hammer |
|
|
| Treat very roughly |
|
|
| Heavy hitter? |
|
|
| Rough up |
|
|
| Sledgehammer |
|
|
| Heavy |
|
|
| Pummel |
|
|
| Handle roughly |
|
|
| Hammer |
|
|
| Handle without care |
|
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| Clobber |
|
|
| Trounce |
|
|
| Manhandle |
|
|
| Wooden hammer |
|
|
| Batter |
|
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| Hammer |
|
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| Beat |
|
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| Heavy tool |
|
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| Rough up |
|
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| Buffet |
|
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| Big hammer |
|
|
| Treat roughly |
|
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| Badly claw |
|
|
| Beat badly |
|
|
| Beat up but good |
|
|
| Clobber |
|
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| Heavy mallet. |
|
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| Wooden hammer. |
|
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| Heavy hammer. |
|
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| Handle roughly. |
|
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| Hammer. |
|
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| Rough up badly |
|
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