Word before "change" or "cannon" Crossword Clue

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Word before "change" or "cannon" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
2. having escaped, especially from confinement
(verb)
1. make loose or looser
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
(adverb)
1. without restraint

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CANNON (noun)
1. lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
2. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
CANNON (verb)
1. fire a cannon
2. make a cannon
CHANGE (verb)
1. lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
2. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
CHANGE (noun)
1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
2. a difference that is usually pleasant

Hint 3: Anagram

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OLEOS

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Down

1. Max

2. Part of a big company or a tree

3. Bleep out

4. Go down a mountain with poles

5. Stay away from

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7. “I knew it!”

8. The Navajo ___

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33. Does something with

34. Parts of social media profiles

35. Training sequences in many sports movies

36. "Ugh, I thought last time was the last time"

37. "Sorry, deadline passed"

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42. Hang enticingly

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46. Except

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