| ___ bar (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            21 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener (4) | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            17 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Tack used for fastening | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            14 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | "You hit the ____ --> | 
            USA Today Quick | 
            13 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            USA Today | 
            19 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Rusty ____, cocktail - was one hammered long ago? | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            18 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Emery board target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy -, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender (4) | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            12 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Ace | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            31 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Catch in the act | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
            Universal | 
            27 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            25 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | What a hammer hits | 
            Family Time | 
            25 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammer - what's hammered! (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            22 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Stud | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            20 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Digital canvas? | 
            Universal | 
            16 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            06 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hit hard | 
            New York Times | 
            01 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | "You hit the ____ --> | 
            USA Today Quick | 
            29 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Canvas for a manicurist | 
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            | Metal fastener (4) | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            25 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hit this with a hammer | 
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            | Large tack (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            21 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Useful implement at your fingertips (4) | 
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            | Horny plate on a digit (4) | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            15 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            09 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Catch "31 " topless and dishevelled (4) | 
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            | Large tack (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            03 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | With nothing to sheathe it, a spike (4) | 
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            | Master (performance) | 
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            | Place for polish | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Jul 2025 | 
          
          
            | Part of a human body made of keratin and featuring a cuticle (4) | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            29 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | There's no score about a thing it's handy to have (4) | 
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            | Jimmy _, star of Spender(4) | 
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            | Jimmy , star of Spender (4) | 
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            | Shellac target | 
            USA Today | 
            27 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Place for some finger painting? | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammering target | 
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            | Fingertip cover (4) | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            15 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Fastener at one's fingertips | 
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            | Get just right | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Mani-pedi target | 
            Universal | 
            12 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Commuter | 
            07 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Part of a finger or toe | 
            The Times Concise | 
            31 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Left Ian to be hammered by them (4) | 
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            | Spike is the one to arrest! | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            Newsday | 
            28 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Ace the carpenter's licensing exam? | 
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            | Spike takes head off creature (4) | 
            Puzzler Cryptic | 
            25 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            Universal | 
            25 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Point of arrest? (4) | 
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            | It can take a hammering? | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            19 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Tack used for fastening | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            17 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Claw; fastener | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            14 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy or Brad? (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            14 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | There's nothing about a fastener (4) | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
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            | Wood anchor | 
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            | Hard part of a finger | 
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            | Catch something that's over quick | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            05 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | A brad that may be fingered (4) | 
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            | Arrest slow mover abandoning leader | 
            The Times Quick Cryptic | 
            01 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | It may be polished for a party | 
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            | Catch statesman's end covering trouble | 
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            | Part of the human body described by the adjective ungual (4) | 
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            | Part of a linger | 
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            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            18 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nothing around a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            18 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Fingertip guard | 
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            | Perform perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            09 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Catch by the fingertip? | 
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            | Spike scalping slow mover | 
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            | Finger part that's painted | 
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            | Catch by a fingertip? (4) | 
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            | Brad observed in Gretna illegally | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            01 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Horny plate on a finger or toe (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            01 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            01 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Pin on Daniel regularly (4) | 
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            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            24 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            24 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy ____, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actor | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            23 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | One with nothing about to secure (4) | 
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            | Iron spike | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            22 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Extremely handy sort of file (4) | 
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            | Something to aim for in carpentry | 
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            | Zip has caught a collar (4) | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            13 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Tack on the end of the digit (4) | 
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            | It's hammered on the finger (4) | 
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            | Jimmy ___, star of Spender (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            05 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Fingertip cover | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            05 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | End of a finger | 
            Commuter | 
            04 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Finger ender | 
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            | Carpenter's board fastener | 
            Family Time | 
            02 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hard part of a toe (4) | 
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            | Brad (4) | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            26 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Brad, say, identifies Spender star Jimmy (4) | 
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            | Place for cuticle oil | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy -, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            22 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Fight tooth and __ | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Bang this in with a hammer | 
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            | ___- varnish or on the ___ (4) | 
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            | Bag a duck outside (4) | 
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            | Metal fastener (4) | 
            The Guardian Speedy | 
            09 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Hammered by Ian with a left | 
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            | Part of the finger that is filed | 
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            | Nothing restricts a fastening device (4) | 
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            | You have one on the end of each finger | 
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            | Manicure target | 
            Universal | 
            30 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Detect a lie (4) | 
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            | Building spike (4) | 
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            | Pin down with finger tip? (4) | 
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            | Carpentry fastener | 
            Commuter | 
            24 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concert | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            18 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            17 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nothing to cover area one's quick to protect | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            17 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Might its point trouble you? (4) | 
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            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            15 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a tack | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            15 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Finalise, - down | 
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            | Has a nil effect on a hammer | 
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            | Fingertip cover | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            13 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Spike takes a hammering! (4) | 
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            | Digital protection? | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            09 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Apprehend | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            08 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | Fixer in Chennai lauded | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            08 Jan 2025 | 
          
          
            | To bag, you have to make it fast (4) | 
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            | Spike's catch (4) | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
            Universal | 
            30 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fix with a clout, possibly (4) | 
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            | Digital computer shield (4) | 
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            | Metal spike for fastening | 
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            | Fastener - one of five on hand | 
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            | Animal's claw | 
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            | Hit it on the head (4) | 
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            | Something to hit on the head | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            19 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Secure languid fellow lacking speed! (4) | 
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            | Jimmy, singer- actor whose roles include Les Wickes in the 1998 film Still Crazy (4) | 
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            | Fingertip cover | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            09 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hit this in with a hammer (4) | 
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            | Apprehend | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            07 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Something one might file away secure? | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            07 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Tack's kin | 
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            | Hammering target | 
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            | Nothing about a Spike | 
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            | You're quite right to hit it on the head! | 
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            | Get exactly | 
            New York Times | 
            26 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Ace, so to speak | 
            TV | 
            24 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            20 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | You are absolutely right to hit one on the head! (4) | 
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            | ___ knot connects e.g. backing to fly line (4) | 
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            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            17 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            17 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammered tack | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            17 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fasten on end of finger | 
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            | Finger feature that's lain derelict (4) | 
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            | Panel pin | 
            Puzzler Backwords | 
            13 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch fastener (4) | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            09 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about one form of digital protection (4) | 
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            | Catch up with some lianas (4) | 
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            | Fasten with hammer, ...down | 
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            | Carpenter's need | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            04 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | You hammer it (4) | 
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            | Ian gets left to hammer it home (4) | 
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            | What lives in a hole in the wall? | 
            New York Times | 
            30 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Newsday | 
            28 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Bag you find in the tool box (4) | 
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            | Toe covering | 
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            | Hammered thing | 
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            | Finger part | 
            Commuter | 
            23 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch the groggy Ian with a left (4) | 
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            | Toe feature | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            20 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            18 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fight tooth and __ | 
            Commuter | 
            18 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            18 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | You hit this with a hammer | 
             | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Panel pin (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            10 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy -, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            08 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | Get totally right | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Oct 2024 | 
          
          
            | The final Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel release (4) | 
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            | It may get filed | 
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            | Metal wood fastener? (4) | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            23 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fingertip cover | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            20 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            16 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            16 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy, actor who played the title role in TV police drama Spender (4) | 
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            | Secure actor Jimmy (4) | 
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            | At 50, Ian has to take the hammer (4) | 
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            | Cause the downfall of politician finally over trouble | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
            Commuter | 
            04 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch the villain escaping on the 6:50 (4) | 
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            | Brad and Angelina initially in love | 
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            | Catch some Australians returning (4) | 
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            | Pin one down to hit it on the head? (4) | 
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            | A carpenter's steel pin (4) | 
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            | Brad, sprig (4) | 
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            | Hit the ___ on the head | 
            USA Today | 
            26 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | ___ file (manicurist's tool) | 
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            | Digital extremity not available, endlessly unwell (4) | 
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            | Perform perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            17 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch tails of lion, zebra, okapi and jackal | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            12 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Spike may give us a clout (4) | 
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            | Get perfectly | 
            New York Times | 
            10 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Metal pin for wood | 
            The Sun Mini | 
            05 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Commuter | 
            03 Aug 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            30 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            30 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Arrest; fasten | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            28 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Nothing goes round a collar | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            23 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | Manicure or pedicure target | 
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            | Secure file may be deployed here | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            12 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | *Freshly applied ___ polish after a manicure ... or something you shouldn't touch till it dries! | 
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            | Secure four amongst Liverpudlians, after reflection (4) | 
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            | Even Anna will fasten with hammer (4) | 
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            | Driven pin (4) | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
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            | Fasten a certain way | 
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            | It's polished | 
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            | Could be filed under clout | 
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            | Go at it tooth and ____ | 
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            | It might be bitten or hammered? | 
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            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            20 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fingertip fastener | 
             | 
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            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            20 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Arrest one hammered! (4) | 
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            | Catch and you may hang on to it (4) | 
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            | Polish spot | 
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            | On which to be paid promptly as one's driven home (4) | 
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            | Place for polish | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | No score includes a thing that takes a hammering (4) | 
             | 
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            | See 7 Across | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            08 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Finger covering (4) | 
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            | Apprehend American's in love | 
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            | Jimmy ___-, star of 1990s series Spender (4) | 
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            | Hammer's partner | 
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            | Catch and it may scratch you (4) | 
             | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            23 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | There's nothing about article, but it may be filed | 
             | 
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            | Arrest snails abandoning ship (4) | 
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            | Nervous biter's victim | 
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            | Secure name facing trouble (4) | 
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            | Brad or tack, eg | 
            The Times Specialist | 
            13 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | To expose a lie it needs hammering home (4) | 
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            | Spike on which payment is made straight away (4) | 
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            | With nothing in it, a bag | 
             | 
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            | En famille, regularly supplying cover | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            07 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Newsday | 
            06 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | ___ art (salon offering) | 
             | 
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            | Immediate cash point that's lain derelict? (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch end of finger (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fixer in Sinai lauded | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            30 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Apprehend | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            30 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Toe feature | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fastener; finger part (4) | 
             | 
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            | "To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a ___" | 
             | 
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            | Ace, like a test | 
            USA Today | 
            25 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Secure snail after losing its head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Horny fingertip covering | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            21 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy -, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            20 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Object in a carpenter's gun | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Painted part of a finger or toe | 
            Universal | 
            17 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Poster holder-upper | 
            New York Times | 
            15 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | It has a point to drive home (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hard tack (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            02 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Tooth and ___, with ferocity and force | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fingertip cover | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            27 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Digital part that can be clipped (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammered pin (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Part of the finger used on scratch-off lottery tickets | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            22 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Brad, one taking nothing round (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin down a no-score surrounding (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ____ down (make final) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Metal spike turning in a laptop (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Arrest or catch, informally (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It hurts if you miss it and hit it | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar that has to be filed? | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            27 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch the Italian turning tail (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nothing about a form of digital protection | 
            Mirror Cryptic | 
            22 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Mirror Quick | 
            22 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry spike | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A brad (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin one down to pay on it, and be prompt (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A love outwardly secure (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fix in a crooked line (4) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit the ___ on the head | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Universal | 
            12 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Steel pin (4) | 
             | 
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            | "Canvas" for digital art? | 
            New York Times | 
            10 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Catch, fix (4) | 
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            | Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) | 
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            | Keratin-rich finger part | 
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            | ___ file (salon tool) | 
            Universal | 
            06 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            New York Times | 
            04 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | It might precede file, gun or technician (4) | 
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            | Polish place | 
            Newsday | 
            02 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Part of hand | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            02 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Rusty ____, cocktail containing whisky and Drambuie (4) | 
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            | Polished body part on some humans | 
            Family Time | 
            28 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Fingertip covering | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            26 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Perform flawlessly | 
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            | Manicure surface | 
            Commuter | 
            23 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy ___, Spender actor (4) | 
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            | Hit precisely | 
            Universal | 
            20 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | ____ in the coffin, expression meaning 'final factor in a downfall' (4) | 
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            | Iron spike | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            18 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Commuter | 
            18 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | It connects leader to fly line (*not a link) (4,4) | 
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            | Hammer's counterpart | 
            TV | 
            14 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Hammer it into wood | 
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            | Catch wingless garden pests? (4) | 
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            | Catch dead to rights | 
            New York Times | 
            11 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | It's hammered home by Crocodile Shoes star Jimmy (4) | 
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            | Carpentry fastener | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            09 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Apprehend actor Jimmy? | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            09 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | A hammer may miss this and hit the one on hand! (4) | 
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            | One with nothing to hide in nick | 
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            | Nothing about a collar (4) | 
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            | It might be bitten or hammered? | 
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            | Manicurist's target | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Wood spike | 
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            | Catch slowcoach heading off | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            01 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Finger end, often varnished (4) | 
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            | Trouble after fourth of brandies - one might get hammered (4) | 
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            | Trouble after fourth of brandies -- one might get hammered | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            26 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Carry out perfectly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            23 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy —, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender | 
            Mirror Quiz | 
            23 Dec 2023 | 
          
          
            | It gets hit on the head? | 
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            | Ian gets left behind and is hammered | 
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            | Nick Drake essentially in love (4) | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            30 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Nothing fitted round a collar | 
            The Times Quick Cryptic | 
            30 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | ___ file (manicure item) | 
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            | Tack | 
            Commuter | 
            29 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
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            | One gets hammered | 
            Universal | 
            10 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Cuticle oil goes around it | 
            USA Today | 
            07 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy ___, star of Spender (4) | 
            Puzzler | 
            06 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Manicure target | 
            USA Today | 
            17 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            09 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Metal fixing | 
            The Times Concise | 
            05 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Oct 2023 | 
          
          
            | What a hammer hammers | 
            Family Time | 
            24 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Body part that gets clipped | 
            USA Today | 
            13 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Fighting tooth and ___ | 
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            | Finger feature | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            23 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | ___ file (salon item) | 
            Universal | 
            12 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            Universal | 
            31 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            05 Jul 2023 | 
          
          
            | Manicure target | 
            USA Today | 
            27 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly | 
            Universal | 
            24 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Arrest felon at last, and be sick | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            20 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            20 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Ersatz clothes hook | 
            Newsday | 
            16 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Finger part that's painted | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
            Universal | 
            07 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            19 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Manicure's target | 
             | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            02 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Trendy spot for tiny art | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            29 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | It's at the tip of your finger | 
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            | PIN number 1150? | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            12 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | Emery board target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            04 Apr 2023 | 
          
          
            | __ polish | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Brad | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            04 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            USA Today | 
            26 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Fasten | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            09 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            07 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            11 Jan 2023 | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            22 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Protector of a toe | 
            Newsday | 
            18 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            06 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's fastener | 
            Universal | 
            28 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Tack | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            21 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Pinpoint | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            19 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hit right on the mark | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Nov 2022 | 
          
          
            | Firmly attach small part of body | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            25 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | ___ tech (manicurist) | 
            USA Today | 
            24 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | It can join boards | 
            Family Time | 
            24 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            08 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Place for polygel | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Something you can hammer or paint | 
            Family Time | 
            03 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammered spike | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            19 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | Fixing spike | 
            The Times Concise | 
            19 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | Floorboard joiner | 
            Family Time | 
            12 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | Word after door or before polish | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Nothing keeping article secure | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            22 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Newsday | 
            22 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            09 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Newsday | 
            08 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            27 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Family Time | 
            25 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            23 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Thing in a tool belt pouch | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly | 
            New York Times | 
            18 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | New worry, finding fastener | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            09 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Arrest | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            02 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Catch adult wearing nothing | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            24 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Polish site | 
            The Washington Post | 
            14 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Polish site | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            12 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hit it on the head to be spot on | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            03 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Nothing to secure a loose item in toolbox? | 
            The Times Cryptic | 
            27 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Fixing spike | 
            The Times Concise | 
            11 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | File target | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | File target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            08 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            29 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | It's hammered home | 
            The Guardian Quick | 
            26 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Fixing spike | 
            The Times Concise | 
            12 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            04 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
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            | ___-biting | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
            USA Today | 
            08 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | Make fast arrest — it may be filed | 
            The Guardian Quiptic | 
            13 Dec 2021 | 
          
          
            | Make fast arrest — it may be filed | 
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            | Fixing pin | 
            The Times Concise | 
            27 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
            Universal | 
            26 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | It can join boards | 
            Family Time | 
            21 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Place for polish | 
            USA Today | 
            11 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Family Time | 
            01 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Love drinking first of ales? One may get hammered  | 
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            | Filed or polished thing | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            17 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fastener found at one's fingertip?  | 
             | 
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            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Small metal spike | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            07 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Brad's secure  | 
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            | Manicurist's target | 
             | 
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            | Get exactly | 
            Universal | 
            02 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | One I might bang in new, unopened prison  | 
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            | Fixing pin | 
            The Times Concise | 
            26 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | American swallowing nothing? On the contrary, one's probably hammered | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            17 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fastener on hand?  | 
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            | Brad‘s secure  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | In-a-pinch coat hanger | 
            Newsday | 
            22 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            21 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
            Universal | 
            21 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Catch adult wearing nothing  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Little better than banks going belly up or getting hammered | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            03 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fixing pin | 
            The Times Concise | 
            01 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's target, sometimes | 
            Family Time | 
            28 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hardware bit | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            20 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Sharp-ended fastener | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            06 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Something one might file away secure?  | 
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            | Mollusc shedding small horny covering  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Newsday | 
            07 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Shingle securer | 
            Universal | 
            01 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Manual filing target? | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Manual filing target? | 
            The Washington Post | 
            15 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Every now and then en famille, that's secure  | 
             | 
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            | Carpentry fastener | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            26 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Nothing covering a sharp object  | 
             | 
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            | Brad observed in Gretna illegally | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            26 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            15 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | PIN number trouble  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit squarely | 
            Universal | 
            11 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fixing spike | 
            The Times Concise | 
            02 Feb 2021 | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            28 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Brad observed in Bologna illicitly | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            26 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ace, as a test | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ace, as a test | 
            The Washington Post | 
            11 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | ___ art (salon offering) | 
             | 
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            | Collar: pin | 
            The Guardian Speedy | 
            10 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | The extremes of revolutionary liberation theologian gets hammered | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            09 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Every now and then en famille, that's secure | 
             | 
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            | Carpentry item | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            20 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
            The Washington Post | 
            18 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            The Washington Post | 
            13 Dec 2020 | 
          
          
            | . Article's nothing without digital protection  | 
             | 
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            | One linked to Fingers? Backing little better than banks! | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            28 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Ace | 
            New York Times | 
            19 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
            Family Time | 
            16 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            09 Nov 2020 | 
          
          
            | Manicure target | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Pounded fastener | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            11 Oct 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            19 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | It may be trimmed or painted | 
            USA Today | 
            14 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Fix article with nothing to protect it  | 
             | 
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            | Fixer in Sinai lauded | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            18 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | What a hammer may hit | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tack | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            03 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Nothing restrains American Brad | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            02 Aug 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Universal | 
            23 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Get precisely right | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            15 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | __ salon | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            25 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | __ salon | 
            The Washington Post | 
            25 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            USA Today | 
            18 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | It gets hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It might be painted in the bathroom | 
            New York Times | 
            20 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            17 May 2020 | 
          
          
            | Stick, as a landing | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Stick, as a landing | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            16 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | This is nothing without a form of security  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stud poker? | 
            Universal | 
            15 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | One of those with links to Fingers - little better than the banks, in retrospect | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            11 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
            The Washington Post | 
            09 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
            Newsday | 
            05 Apr 2020 | 
          
          
            | Clipped tip | 
            The Washington Post Sunday | 
            22 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Place for polish | 
            USA Today | 
            11 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Nothing to secure a tack | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            03 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Get perfect | 
            New York Times | 
            01 Mar 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One might get hammered | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
            Family Time | 
            09 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Jimmy --, born 1954, actor in 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' | 
            The Telegraph General Knowledge | 
            09 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Catch slow mover initially dropping off? | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            09 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Apprehend (informal) | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            07 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Nothing fixes a fixer | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            07 Feb 2020 | 
          
          
            | Nothing around a dead skin  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            USA Today | 
            05 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Toe feature | 
            USA Today | 
            26 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Something to file | 
            The Washington Post | 
            22 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Something to file | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Nov 2019 | 
          
          
            | Finger or toe part | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
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            | Secure new post, miles away  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's need | 
            Canadiana | 
            07 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            03 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Small metal spike | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            02 Oct 2019 | 
          
          
            | Fighting tooth and ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch in the act | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Catch slow-mover that hasn't started | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            15 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Slowcoach shaking off top cop  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Press-on adornment | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Thing between two boards? | 
            Family Time | 
            01 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Brad's kin | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            03 Aug 2019 | 
          
          
            | This bad habit can be thrilling  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Mani/pedi target | 
            Universal | 
            19 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Jul 2019 | 
          
          
            | Execute flawlessly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            24 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | A duck eating a catch  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nothing covering area that gives quick protection  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin down | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            29 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            28 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            USA Today | 
            26 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            21 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Arrest (informal) | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            21 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Nothing restrains American Brad? | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            21 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's gun projectile | 
            USA Today | 
            20 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Pull off perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            07 May 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            New York Times | 
            22 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Ammunition for a carpenter's gun | 
            Family Time | 
            21 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | The final ___ in the coffin (final blow) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Apr 2019 | 
          
          
            | Part of the body to which the word “ungual” applies | 
            The Times Specialist Sunday | 
            17 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Tip came off animal's claw  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Covering on tip of the finger | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            26 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Clip-and-file item | 
            Family Time | 
            24 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
            Irish Times Simplex | 
            16 Feb 2019 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Attach piece of metal  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One moving home throws out small pin  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Mani/pedi target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pull off perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad's kin | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's gun projectile | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Press-on adornment | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | What a construction worker may drive | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute flawlessly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Often-painted body part | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Often-painted body part | 
            The Washington Post | 
            19 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Get perfectly | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Dec 2018 | 
          
          
            | Shingle securer | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | Brad and Angelina originally in love | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            10 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | Filing target | 
            Universal | 
            08 Nov 2018 | 
          
          
            | Nothing securing a tack  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tack | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            21 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            19 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            The Washington Post | 
            13 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Claw | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            11 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Toe part | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            07 Oct 2018 | 
          
          
            | Brad or tack | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            30 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            16 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            11 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's gun insert | 
            USA Today | 
            03 Sep 2018 | 
          
          
            | Get it exactly right on the borders of nature trail | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            11 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Nationalist dismissing station gets hammered | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            04 Aug 2018 | 
          
          
            | Brad, for one | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            24 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | Stick, as a landing | 
            Universal | 
            14 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | Clipper's target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Clipper's target | 
            The Washington Post | 
            15 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Polish target | 
            The Washington Post | 
            11 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Polish target | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Apprehend | 
            The Sun Two Speed | 
            28 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Achieve perfectly | 
            Universal | 
            27 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Brad shelled molluscs  | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
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            | Newton takes out the Frenchman in a flexible armour piece to get a metal fastener  | 
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            | Apprehend, so to speak | 
            Newsday | 
            08 Apr 2018 | 
          
          
            | Secure network protecting one's back  | 
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            | Apprehend | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            24 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            24 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Bust | 
            Newsday | 
            10 Mar 2018 | 
          
          
            | Press-on item | 
            Jonesin | 
            27 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Finger part | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            18 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
            Universal | 
            08 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concern | 
            Canadiana | 
            05 Feb 2018 | 
          
          
            | Nothing for securing a collar | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            05 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | Fasten, in a way | 
            Jonesin | 
            02 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | One might get a big tip | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            02 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | Filing target | 
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            | Often-painted body part | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
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            | Filing target | 
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            | Stick, as a landing | 
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            | Catch red-handed | 
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            | Execute perfectly | 
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            | Clipper's target | 
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            | Shingle securer | 
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            | Carpenter's gun insert | 
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            | Brad's cousin | 
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            | Catch but good | 
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            | Achieve perfectly | 
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            | Polish target | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
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            | Get perfectly | 
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            | Collar stud  | 
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            | Catch slowcoach heading off  | 
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            | Fix one's heart trouble | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            22 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Hammering target | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            19 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            09 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
            The Washington Post | 
            09 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Finger or toe part | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            07 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Finger or toe part | 
            The Washington Post | 
            07 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | Item measured in pennies | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            27 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | Emery board target | 
            USA Today | 
            12 Sep 2017 | 
          
          
            | Catch or fastener  | 
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            | Manicurist's target | 
            Universal | 
            06 Sep 2017 | 
          
          
            | New trouble for one that held Jesus' hand?  | 
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            | Execute perfectly, as a routine | 
            New York Times | 
            28 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | Do flawlessly | 
            New York Times | 
            23 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | One of twenty showing polish? | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            21 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Surface to polish | 
            Newsday | 
            21 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Perfectly execute tack  | 
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            | Firm up, with ''down'' | 
            Newsday | 
            13 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | What a manicurist files | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Polished body part | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Polished body part | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Fastener | 
            Canadiana | 
            19 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | File often found after this arrest  | 
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            | Carpeter's need | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            05 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | A carpenter can drive it | 
            Universal | 
            05 Jun 2017 | 
          
          
            | Get it exactly right to commission AI laboratory inside | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            27 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | ___ gun (builder's tool) | 
            USA Today | 
            13 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Target of red polish, often | 
            Universal | 
            09 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | Filing target | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            26 Apr 2017 | 
          
          
            | It gets hit on the head | 
            New York Times | 
            11 Apr 2017 | 
          
          
            | Catch is, it moves slowly after starting  | 
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            | Do exactly right | 
            USA Today | 
            29 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Pull off perfectly | 
            New York Times | 
            27 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            20 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Filing target in 55-Across | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            18 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Common board member? | 
            Universal | 
            16 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Object hammered into walls | 
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            | Carpentry need | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            06 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | Attach with a hammer | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Toe feature | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            05 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            The Washington Post | 
            19 Jan 2017 | 
          
          
            | ___ gun (builder's tool) | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
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            | Execute perfectly, as a routine | 
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            | Target of red polish, often | 
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            | A carpenter can drive it | 
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            | Carpentry fastener | 
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            | Finger or toe part | 
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            | Polished body part | 
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            | Pull off perfectly | 
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            | Emery board target | 
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            | It gets hit on the head | 
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            | Common board member? | 
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            | Item measured in pennies | 
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            | Manicurist's target | 
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            | Polish place | 
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            | Do flawlessly | 
             | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
            New York Times | 
            13 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Fixing pin | 
            The Times Concise | 
            09 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch somebody slow but not at first | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            01 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | Pin | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            26 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Horseshoe securer | 
            The Washington Post | 
            20 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Tooth partner | 
            Newsday | 
            14 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Hit dead center | 
            The Washington Post | 
            08 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Arrest uncompliant members when backtracking  | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Sep 2016 | 
          
          
            | Something to hit on the head | 
            New York Times | 
            31 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch leaders of new administration in Lahore  | 
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            | Catch local Italians releasing Asti | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            27 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Head banger's item | 
            Newsday | 
            13 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Attach, in a way | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            04 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
            Newsday | 
            02 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            16 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | It has a point | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            14 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | Pin down nothing about adult  | 
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            | Polish site | 
            New York Times | 
            03 Jul 2016 | 
          
          
            | It's pointless carrying a bag | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            21 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Ammunition for a carpenter's gun | 
            Universal | 
            19 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's item | 
            Family Time | 
            06 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            05 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Horseshoe securer | 
            USA Today | 
            04 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Brad Pitt's second part secured by network backing  | 
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             | 
          
          
            | It's often polished | 
            USA Today | 
            17 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | A file may be needed on this arrest | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            09 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Get perfect | 
            Newsday | 
            07 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | "Press-on" item | 
            Universal | 
            05 May 2016 | 
          
          
            | Do just right | 
            Newsday | 
            29 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch slow-mover, taking seconds | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            29 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch something that's over quick | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            24 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Fix article, breaking nothing  | 
             | 
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            | Press-on item | 
            Universal | 
            15 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Do to a tee | 
            Newsday | 
            26 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Catch, as a criminal | 
            Universal | 
            19 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Fastener | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            15 Mar 2016 | 
          
          
            | Fix article, breaking nothing  | 
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            | Where to find quick fix  | 
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            | Spike, tack | 
            The Telegraph Quick | 
            08 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Something chewed by a nervous person | 
            New York Times | 
            18 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Nothing outside area is secure | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            06 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Horseshoe securer | 
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            | It's often polished | 
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            | Something to file | 
             | 
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            | Ammunition for a carpenter's gun | 
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            | Catch but good | 
             | 
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            | Attach, in a way | 
             | 
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            | Something chewed by a nervous person | 
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            | Polish site | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Dec 2015 | 
          
          
            | Uncle Sam's zip pinches a hard object  | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Spike is outside Naas County Council | 
            Irish Times Crosaire | 
            21 Nov 2015 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's spike | 
            Universal | 
            16 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's item | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Brad that gets it perfectly? | 
            Universal | 
            03 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Digital feature | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            19 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Manicure target | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            14 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Body part involved in common ailment | 
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            | Fix with a metal spike | 
            The Times Concise | 
            03 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Damage to a wall made in hanging a picture | 
            New York Times | 
            26 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
            Family Time | 
            06 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | Manicure site | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Jun 2015 | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
            Jonesin | 
            02 Jun 2015 | 
          
          
            | How to attach collar? | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            27 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | Type of polish | 
            USA Today | 
            25 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | Anil engineered digital growth  | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            28 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Hit dead-center | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Something to file | 
            USA Today | 
            13 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
            New York Times | 
            28 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Fight tooth and __ | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
            Jonesin | 
            03 Mar 2015 | 
          
          
            | Brad, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            11 Feb 2015 | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            14 Jan 2015 | 
          
          
            | Tooth and ___ | 
            Family Time | 
            04 Jan 2015 | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's need | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Jan 2015 | 
          
          
            | Digital feature | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit dead-center | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ammunition for a carpenter's gun | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit exactly | 
             | 
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            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
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            | Do just right | 
             | 
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            | Toe part | 
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            | It may be polished for a party | 
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            | Tooth and ___ | 
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            | Something to file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fight tooth and __ | 
             | 
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            | Carpenter's need | 
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            | Tenpenny, e.g. | 
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            | Manicure target | 
             | 
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            | Carpenter's item | 
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            | Catch in the act | 
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            | Type of polish | 
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            | See 1-Across | 
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            | Execute perfectly, as a landing | 
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            | Carpenter's spike | 
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            | Brad, e.g. | 
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            | Brad that gets it perfectly? | 
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            | Capture one in revolutionary network  | 
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            | Nothing holds a fastener  | 
             | 
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            | Hit on the nose | 
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            | Polish destination | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
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            | Catch red-handed | 
             | 
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            | Farrier's fastener | 
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            | Do perfectly | 
             | 
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            | One hit on the head | 
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            | Apprehend | 
             | 
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            | Digital feature | 
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            | Catch | 
             | 
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            | Get perfectly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clinch | 
             | 
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            | Manicurist's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger's end | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stick, as a dismount | 
             | 
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            | It's best to hit it on the head | 
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            | Finger part | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Horseshoe securer | 
             | 
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            | New Leicestershire opener holding excellent catch | 
             | 
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            | Love taking in a fixer | 
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            | Squeeze "Another ___ in My Heart" | 
             | 
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            | Clipper target | 
             | 
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            | Carpenter's fastener | 
             | 
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            | Place for some polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's partner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Accomplish flawlessly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's partner? | 
             | 
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            | Toolbox item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Screw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Coffin closer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Digital protection | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clip-and-file item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get precisely right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bit of carpenter's gun ammo | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bit of carpenter's gun ammo | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ace | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger's tip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger's tip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Routinely filed item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hardware store item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ammunition for a carpenter's gun | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Buffed object | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch infection finally – bother  | 
             | 
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            | Toe feature | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It can scratch an itch | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One taking a pounding | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place for some finger painting? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Bust | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammered item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Press-on cosmetic | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polished pinky part | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly, in slang | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fourpenny ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Emery board target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth partner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Press-on cosmetic | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pointed fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get the goods on | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something an office worker might file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | File target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Makeshift hanger | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Claw, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stick, in a way | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pointed fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Filed item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger finisher | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Accomplish perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform successfully | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Arrest | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polisher's surface | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Screw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | File target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform successfully | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get the goods on | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth partner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit dead center | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch, as a criminal | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Surface to polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Carpentry fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Emery board's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch, as a crook | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ace | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Digital projection? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Wood fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Wood fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get exactly right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny piece | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger's end | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Accomplish perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
             | 
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            | Tooth's partner | 
             | 
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            | Accomplish flawlessly | 
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            | It's on the tip of one's finger | 
             | 
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            | Tooth's partner | 
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            | Finish perfectly | 
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            | Something to file | 
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            | Get exactly right | 
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            | Filed thing | 
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            | Polish locale | 
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            | Fastener | 
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            | Ace | 
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            | Finger part | 
             | 
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            | Polish site | 
             | 
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            | Finger feature | 
             | 
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            | Finger part | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish site | 
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            | Catch in the act | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Get the goods on | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get the goods on | 
             | 
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            | It's right at your fingertip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Land perfectly, as a gymnastics move | 
             | 
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            | Brad, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch in the act | 
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            | Carpenter's item | 
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            | Detect and expose | 
             | 
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            | It's hit on the head | 
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            | Tenpenny item | 
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            | Filed item | 
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            | Polish site | 
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            | Thing to file | 
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            | Fight tooth and ___ | 
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            | Ace | 
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            | ___ down (make final) | 
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            | Filed item? | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Hit hard | 
             | 
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            | It may be covered with polish | 
             | 
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            | It's often filed | 
             | 
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            | Digit end | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clipper's target | 
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             | 
          
          
            | It's often filed | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
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            | Hit precisely | 
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            | Polish place | 
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            | It gets hammered | 
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            | Polish place? | 
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            | Ersatz hook | 
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            | It's often polished | 
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            | "Ammunition" for a carpenter's gun | 
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            | Hit dead-center | 
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            | Hammer target | 
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            | Hammer target | 
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            | Hit hard | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Hammerer's target | 
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            | Finger part | 
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            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
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            | It may be filed | 
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            | Accomplish flawlessly | 
             | 
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            | It could be pounded or painted | 
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            | Brad, e.g. | 
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            | Filer's target | 
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            | Catch | 
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            | Catch redhanded | 
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            | Hammer's target | 
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            | It's hit on the head | 
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            | Manicurist's target | 
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            | Painting holder | 
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            | Press-on item | 
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            | Get down pat | 
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            | Tenpenny, e.g. | 
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            | Member of the board? | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Spike | 
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            | It may be covered with polish | 
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            | Tooth partner | 
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            | Place for some polish | 
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            | Surface to polish | 
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            | Keratin growth | 
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            | Brad | 
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            | Plank piercer | 
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            | Filed item | 
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            | Certain stud | 
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            | Item often filed | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Half-moon site | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Picture holder | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Hit dead-center | 
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             | 
          
          
            | It's best to hit it on the head | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Digit end | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Buffing target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It may be painted | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Item often filed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
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             | 
          
          
            | File opener? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do perfectly | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Lunula's setting | 
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            | Unguis | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Tenterhook | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Catch red-handed | 
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             | 
          
          
            | It may be filed and painted | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's on the tip of one's finger | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It may be filed and painted | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Twelve or sixteen penny item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit squarely | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get just right | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish locale | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It may be painted | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It may be acrylic | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
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            | Place for polish | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concern | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's partner | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Filed item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Filed item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often filed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish target | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Hammer's target | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Polish site | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Penknife opener | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Hardware item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Routinely filed item | 
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             | 
          
          
            | Catch, slangily | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Perform perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Member of the board? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Impromptu coathanger | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___, the shoe ...." | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One with a pounding head? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten, in a way | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Proverbial kingdom loser | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten, in a way | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hardware item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hit hard | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Routinely filed item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Throw out a runner? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger tip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's out on a limb | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Item often filed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Farrier's fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly, in slang | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clipper target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Toe growth | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish place? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Emery board target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Apprehend | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly, in slang | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spike or brad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place for polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stick, as a dismount | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spike or brad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to drive? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It gets hammered | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Detect and expose | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Settle, with "down" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___..." | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly, slangily | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Apprehend | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch, and how! | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Metal fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger part | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Accomplish perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Join wood | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger feature | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of salon | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Prosecute successfully | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Execute perfectly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish place | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It often gets hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get, but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's at your fingertip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Partner of tooth | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fingertip protector | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Biter's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch redhanded | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nab | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place blame | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny  e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's companion | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish locale | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny piece | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Detect and expose | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Carpenter's need | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ungula | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth and _____ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clipper's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fingertip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clip-and-file item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad  e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Door closer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pedicurist's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nab | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Board member? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polished part of a pinky | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Toe cover | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tackle hard | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Make fast | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It gets hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's at one's fingertip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Place for polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Run maker | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clinch | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fix firmly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Item filed by a secretary? | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Peg replacer | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Toe or finger adjunct | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Get but good | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fingertip | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Unguis | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finalize, with "down" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch, slangily | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One that gets hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten permanently | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Secure, in a way | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capture | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cobbler's sparable | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch a crook | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Unguis | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's concern | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Proverbial kingdom-loser | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Polish preceder | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten or fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch a thief | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Emery-board target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad or spad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten firmly | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___ . . . " | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | It's often polished | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth and ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Drive tenpennies | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch in the act | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fingertip item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Secure | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Certain striker's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Detect and expose | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger ending | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Nab | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Staple's kin | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fastener | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin down | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's partner | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Item often filed | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kingdom loser in a refrain | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spike's relative | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something often polished | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Sparable, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad, for one | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Collar | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | This gets hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny, e.g. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Something to be hit on the head | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do carpentry work | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger or finishing follower | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kingdom loser | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Word with polish or file | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Its overgrowth is called onychauxis | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ down (make final) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Shingler's need | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicurist's target | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Kind of polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Cabinetmaker's need | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Claw | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___ the . . . " | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | File or polish | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hang or hob | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Word with hob or hang | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Do carpentering | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Make fast | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin down | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hammer and ___ | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Seize | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spad | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad or spike | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hardware item | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Unguis. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tack. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Manicure falsie | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clinch. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Peg. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ polish. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | 2¼ inches. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad; spike. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Make secure. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Pin down. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Protection for the finger end. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A sixpenny or tenpenny. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | A stud. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Adjunct of a horseshoe. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Horseshoe holder. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Hold fast. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | "For want of a ___ the shoe is lost" | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch; trap. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fix in steady attention. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | On the ___ (immediately) | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Work at carpentering. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | At one's fingertip. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Ungula. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Picture hanger. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Piece of hardware. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Upholsterer's necessity. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | For want of which a kingdom was lost. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth and ___. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | 2½ inches. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capture: Slang. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch a baserunner. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Stud. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Clout. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | ___ file. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Capture: Colloq. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch: Colloq. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten firmly. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fastener. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | On the ___ (immediately). | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Part of a digit. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Staple's relative. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Relative of a staple. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Seize: Colloq. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Staple's cousin. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Claw. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's companion. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny item. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tooth's partner. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Companion of tooth. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Much-polished object. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | One kind of polish. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Catch. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Finger part. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Secure. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spad. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Spike. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad or spad. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Brad. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Fasten. | 
             | 
             | 
          
          
            | Tenpenny. | 
             | 
             |