Mechanical device to give girl breathing difficulties — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Mechanical device to give girl breathing difficulties”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 15th July 2014. 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 “Mechanical device to give girl breathing difficulties” is WINDLASS (8 letters).
We last saw “Mechanical device to give girl breathing difficulties” in Guardian Cryptic on 15th July 2014.
The 8-letter answer for “Mechanical device to give girl breathing difficulties” is WINDLASS.
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