Shame to shackle American bear — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Shame to shackle American bear”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Dec 2016. 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 “Shame to shackle American bear” is SUSTAIN (7 letters).
We last saw “Shame to shackle American bear” in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Dec 2016.
The 7-letter answer for “Shame to shackle American bear” is SUSTAIN.
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