Landing a blow and bringing the match alive? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Landing a blow and bringing the match alive?”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Dec 2015. 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 “Landing a blow and bringing the match alive?” is STRIKING (8 letters).
We last saw “Landing a blow and bringing the match alive?” in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Dec 2015.
The 8-letter answer for “Landing a blow and bringing the match alive?” is STRIKING.
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