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BATTENS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for BATTENS.

8 total results for BATTENS   ( score: 50 )

4 results for BATTENS from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Aug 6, 202235DSupporting strips in constructionByron Walden
Sun Dec 31, 201730ASecures at sea (2)John Lampkin
Sat Jul 27, 200259AFastens (down)Robert H. Wolfe
Fri Oct 23, 199840DSecures at sea (2)Manny Nosowsky
1 result for BATTENS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Aug 22, 1999Diagramless23DSecures, with "down"Fred Piscop
3 results for BATTENS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Oct 14, 198939AGrows fatBernice GordonMaleska
Sun Jun 5, 197751ASecuresBarbara GillisMaleska
Sun Aug 1, 195444DThrives; grows fat.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Anagrams:TESTBAN