Shake a leg Crossword Clue

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Shake a leg Crossword Answer

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HURRYUP

(7 letters)

HUSTLE

(6 letters)

MOVEIT

(6 letters)

RUSH

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. speed up the progress of; facilitate
2. move hurridly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAKE (verb)
1. move back and forth or sideways
2. move or cause to move back and forth
SHAKE (noun)
1. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
2. grasping and shaking a person’s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
LEG (noun)
1. a part of a forked or branching shape
2. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

HURRYUP
(7 letters)
HUSTLE
(6 letters)
MOVEIT
(6 letters)
RUSH
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

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30. Winged olive-branch carriers, symbolically

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34. In real time, as a broadcast

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24. Don’t feel entirely convinced

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28. Common cameo shape

30. Seedy bar

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36. Unit equal to four qts.

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47. Right away

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