Desert pit stop Crossword Clue

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Desert pit stop Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
2. a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PIT (noun)
1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
2. lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
PIT (verb)
1. set into opposition or rivalry
2. remove the pits from
DESERT (verb)
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
2. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
DESERT (noun)
1. arid land with little or no vegetation
2. (usually plural) a person’s deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

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