Grab hold of Crossword Clue

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Grab hold of Crossword Answer

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SNAG

(4 letters)

TAKE

(4 letters)

SEIZE

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HOLD (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable
HOLD (noun)
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
2. time during which some action is awaited
GRAB (noun)
1. the act of catching an object with the hands
2. a mechanical device for gripping an object
GRAB (verb)
1. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
2. capture the attention or imagination of

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

SNAG
(4 letters)
TAKE
(4 letters)
SEIZE
(5 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
MONOGLOT

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28. Perp chasers

29. Rattles off

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45. Golf course halves

46. Skirt length

47. 1960s psychedelic

49. Promotes heavily

51. Start, slangily

56. In the very near future

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76. Rhetorical question, often

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