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Other crossword clues for answer "BRACES"

BRACES
Brit's suspenders
Dentist's recommendation
TV's Betty Suarez wears them
They may get all up in your grill
Prepares for a crash
Prepares for a crash, with "oneself"
Prepares for the worst
Smile straighteners
Teeth straighteners
Sources of teen angst, dentally
Prepares (oneself) for impact
Orthodontist's offering
Prepares for a jolt
Orthodontic devices
Shores up
Suspenders, in England.
Props.
Supports.
Tooth décor for the young
British suspenders
Clasps or clamps
Kissers' interference
Readies for impact
Orthodontist's recommendation
Steels
Teen popster no-no
Underbite correctors, perhaps
Prepares for impact
Invisalign alternative
The tin grin