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The Clue
Corkscrewed (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SPIRALED
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Notes
The answer SPIRALED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
SPIRAL as a verb:
1. (gyrate, spiral, coil) = to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
2. form a spiral; "The path spirals up the mountain"
3. (corkscrew, spiral) = move in a spiral or zigzag course