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Word entry · 8 letters

clincher

Best crossword clue

"Final winning point"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted ccehilnrStarts with CEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets

Word origin

From clinch + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • The clincher was that we couldn't wait any longer to leave, or it would get dark.
  • Newcastle's Dan Gosling was sent off for a foul on Russell Martin but Ba fired in to cut the deficit, before Holt nodded in the clincher.
  • Even after what turned out to be the clincher, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Jorginho went close to forcing a penalty shootout.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Final winning point8 letters
02Decisive argument8 letters

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