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pollyanna1 | 12:16 Tue 17th Oct 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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when it comes to the pinch they've got what it takes. C?A?S
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Crabs?
or Claws ?
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thanks for your answers but I am still not sure which it is yet. I am favouring crabs.
Bearing in mind that the phrase "comes to the pinch" means "when life's circumstances become problematic", I find it hard to imagine a situation in which that might be applied to claws! "When it comes to the pinch, claws........" Well, what?
On the other hand, I can imagine David Attenborough saying "When it comes to the pinch, crabs usually manage to survive polluted water", for example.
The word 'they' in the clue definitely suggests to me a living creature rather than a body-part.
But what the hey! You choose whichever seems the more likely to you, Pollyanna.

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