Tear Crossword Clue

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Tear Crossword Answer

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REND

(4 letters)

SPREE

(5 letters)

RACE

(4 letters)

SPEED

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a dissolute man in fashionable society
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
(verb)
1. take without the owner’s consent
2. tear or be torn violently

Hint 2: Clue Definition

TEAR (noun)
1. a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
TEAR (verb)
1. strip of feathers
2. move quickly and violently

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

REND
(4 letters)
SPREE
(5 letters)
RACE
(4 letters)
SPEED
(5 letters)

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