Force to bend over to gather up the fragments — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Force to bend over to gather up the fragments”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 27th Feb 2007. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Force to bend over to gather up the fragments” is GLEAN (5 letters).
We last saw “Force to bend over to gather up the fragments” in Guardian Cryptic on 27th Feb 2007.
The 5-letter answer for “Force to bend over to gather up the fragments” is GLEAN.
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