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20 answers for: A release for a mechanism (8)
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TRIPWIREA release for a mechanism (8)
AUNTIEA release for family member (6)
SCORIATurns up first class mythological birds - it's a release for Etna (6)
PAROLEA prisoner's temporary release for a special purpose before the fulfillment of a sentence on a promise of good behavior
FAILSAFEIt ensures a return to a safety when something goes wrong with a mechanism (4-4)
COUPLINGA mechanism for connecting two things, such as railway carriages or parts of machinery (8)
BRAKEPADA block in a mechanism used to stop or slow down a vehicle (5,3)
LYNCHPINImportant element in a mechanism or organisation (8)
TIMEBOMBExplosive device with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time (4-4)
ACTUATORA mechanism that causes something to operate
RETROFITModify a mechanism
PRORATESIt's proportional in America getting press release for old informers around end of June (8)
FREERelease, for a charge, the royal captive (4)
SPRINGRelease for a period every year (6)
PLOSIVESConsonants like 'p' said with a release of breath after stoppage (8)
BETATESTRun-through before a release: 2 wds.
RANSOMEDBought a release?
FREEZEUPReportedly makes a release at university during icy spell (6-2)
ILEATT-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal (5)
CLEATT-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal