Crossword puzzle clue "it has a sticking point"

a pointed tool for making holes

to stab with a small knife

to move suddenly and swiftly

(colloquial) to inject with a hypodermic needle

self-government

to join together

a prickly bush, esp. of a wild rose, also BREARE, BRERE, BRIER

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