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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.
Suspenders, in England.
Props.
Supports.
Tooth décor for the young
British suspenders
Clasps or clamps
Kissers' interference
Orthodontist's recommendation
Steels
Teen popster no-no
Underbite correctors, perhaps
Prepares for impact
Invisalign alternative
The tin grin