Contracted Crossword Clue

Last seen: The Wall Street Journal, 18 Dec 2021

Showing 31 Matching Answers

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GOT
3 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
UnderstoodCrossword Clue
Successfully prankedCrossword Clue
First book in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire," familiarlyCrossword Clue
Appreciated, as a jokeCrossword Clue
"Cat ___ your tongue?"Crossword Clue
ComprehendedCrossword Clue
ObtainedCrossword Clue

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NARROWED
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Finally politician moved apace, and came to the pointCrossword Clue
Contracted new road to be constructed around centre of DerbyCrossword Clue
Harry or Andrew came closerCrossword Clue
Contracted to build new road without closing of tenderCrossword Clue
Beatty, taking pointer, lost some breadthCrossword Clue
Became one lane, sayCrossword Clue
Tapered dart is stuck into little EdwardCrossword Clue
ConstrictedCrossword Clue

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SHRANK
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
ShriveledCrossword Clue
Shortened pair of shoes by standingCrossword Clue
Leg, including end of femur, became smallerCrossword Clue
Hit golf ball badly over river, then withdrewCrossword Clue
Quiet order became smallerCrossword Clue
Got less quiet, leading to rowCrossword Clue
Opposite of expandedCrossword Clue

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SHRUNK
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
1989's "Honey, I ___ the Kids"Crossword Clue
Withdrawn and bored about hangover on vacationCrossword Clue
Small wodge bitten into by rooks fallen offCrossword Clue
DownsizedCrossword Clue
Drawn upCrossword Clue
Wrinkled, being submerged about an hourCrossword Clue
DwindledCrossword Clue
Became smallerCrossword Clue
DiminishedCrossword Clue

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SHRUNKEN
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Wizened personnel in a sort of gardenCrossword Clue
WitheredCrossword Clue
Shriveled upCrossword Clue
Not as big as beforeCrossword Clue
Sanforized, old styleCrossword Clue
AtrophiedCrossword Clue

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CAUGHT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Saw, informallyCrossword Clue
Palace broadcast gets heardCrossword Clue
CapturedCrossword Clue
Discovered in bed--someone might have blabbedCrossword Clue
Heard about anything?Crossword Clue
Apprehended for the bed, sayCrossword Clue
Frequently found with grass, say, and dismissedCrossword Clue
Needing to go at once, way to get out direct (6,5)Crossword Clue
California should remove leader that has been arrestedCrossword Clue

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HAS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bears, as a childCrossword Clue
"Rumor ___ it . . ."Crossword Clue
"That ship ___ sailed"Crossword Clue
PossessesCrossword Clue
"The Girl Who ___ Everything" ("Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure" song)Crossword Clue
OwnsCrossword Clue
IncludesCrossword Clue
"___ it ever occurred to you ..."Crossword Clue
"I can ___ cheezburger?" (meme with bad grammar)Crossword Clue
"AMERICA ___ A PROBLEM" (Beyonce song)Crossword Clue

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HIRED
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Added to the payrollCrossword Clue
Brought onCrossword Clue
Added to the staffCrossword Clue
Brought on boardCrossword Clue
Not half elated on daughter getting engagedCrossword Clue
Put on the payrollCrossword Clue

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RECEDED
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Declined journalist on record - men become focus of smearCrossword Clue
What old lawn needs to be, we hear? Its fadedCrossword Clue
ShrankCrossword Clue
WithdrewCrossword Clue
Troops gave up and retreatedCrossword Clue
A month after retirement in plant, withdrawnCrossword Clue
Given new Wimbledon ranking, were told, went downCrossword Clue
Given new Wimbledon ranking, we're told, went downCrossword Clue
Retired and made a fresh start on the lawn, rumour has itCrossword Clue

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ILLNESS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sells in counterfeit - complaintCrossword Clue
Complaint the compiler will headCrossword Clue
A cold calm way to disappear?Crossword Clue
A cold calm way to disappear?Crossword Clue
Line 50, unfortunately leads to subtle software bugCrossword Clue
Bug over loch is evilCrossword Clue
Its nonsense, yes, in Italy, going out could result in sicknessCrossword Clue
Clinic concernCrossword Clue
Saint renouncing silence? Therell be a complaint!Crossword Clue
Complaint generated by lack of movement? No way!Crossword Clue

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ISNT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"It ___ that important"Crossword Clue
Negative contractionCrossword Clue
Negative contractionCrossword Clue
"___ She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder song)Crossword Clue
"This ___ my first rodeo"Crossword Clue
"Winning ___ everything"Crossword Clue
"My heart just ___ in it"Crossword Clue
"___ everyone?"Crossword Clue
"___ this just lovely?"Crossword Clue
"Winning ___ everything"Crossword Clue

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MAAM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Yes, ___!"Crossword Clue
Sir's counterpartCrossword Clue
Title with an apostrophe directly in the middleCrossword Clue
Polite term of addressCrossword Clue
Polite term of addressCrossword Clue
Respectful term of addressCrossword Clue
Palindromic honorificCrossword Clue
Polite addressCrossword Clue
Address for a ladyCrossword Clue
Palindromic term of addressCrossword Clue

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PEC
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Chest muscleCrossword Clue
Bench press muscle, informallyCrossword Clue
Something worked by a press, informallyCrossword Clue
Push-up muscle, in briefCrossword Clue
Bench press targetCrossword Clue
Spot for a tatCrossword Clue
Delt neighborCrossword Clue
Chest featureCrossword Clue
Fly targetCrossword Clue
Chest muscleCrossword Clue

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SETRATE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fixed chargeCrossword Clue
Predetermined costCrossword Clue
Prix fixe feature, by definitionCrossword Clue
Fixed feeCrossword Clue
Stable chargeCrossword Clue
Predetermined fee for servicesCrossword Clue
FeeCrossword Clue
FeeCrossword Clue
Predetermined costCrossword Clue
Fixed chargeCrossword Clue

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SPASMED
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Suffered from cramps, sayCrossword Clue
Was jerkyCrossword Clue
Was jerkyCrossword Clue

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TIS
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
'Twas, in the present tenseCrossword Clue
"___ better to have loved and lost ..."Crossword Clue
"Deck the Halls" contractionCrossword Clue
"___ the season . . ."Crossword Clue
"___ but a scratch"Crossword Clue
“___ the season...”Crossword Clue
"Indeed!," quaintlyCrossword Clue
"___ the season ..."Crossword Clue
"___ the season!"Crossword Clue
“My country, ___ of thee”Crossword Clue

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TISNT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quaint contractionCrossword Clue
Quaint contradictionCrossword Clue
Quaint retortCrossword Clue
Quaint retortCrossword Clue
Old-fashioned denialCrossword Clue
"On the contrary"Crossword Clue
Quaint "Not so"Crossword Clue
Quaint denialCrossword Clue
Cousin of t'aintCrossword Clue
Quaint denialCrossword Clue

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YALL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gender-neutral pronoun for addressing a groupCrossword Clue
Southern pronounCrossword Clue
Southern pronounCrossword Clue
Southern pronounCrossword Clue
Collective pronounCrossword Clue
"You people," more informallyCrossword Clue
Texan collective?Crossword Clue
Word similar to yinzCrossword Clue
Informal pronounCrossword Clue
Elided pronounCrossword Clue

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EEN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dark time of day, in poetryCrossword Clue
Dark time of day, in poetryCrossword Clue
Dusk, poeticallyCrossword Clue
“’Tis a vain labour ___ to fight ’gainst heaven”: “Volpone”Crossword Clue
Poetic duskCrossword Clue
Still, for a poetCrossword Clue
Opposite of mornCrossword Clue
Ultimately obsolete little contraction which we still use occasionally todayCrossword Clue
Morn’s oppositeCrossword Clue
Yet, to YeatsCrossword Clue

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KNITTED
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Made using needlesCrossword Clue
Came together and kept busy at the guillotine?Crossword Clue
Equipped to carry new Kashmiri shawl maybeCrossword Clue
Used needles and ink around head of tattooed ladCrossword Clue
Like sweatersCrossword Clue
Worked with needlesCrossword Clue
Became intimately unitedCrossword Clue
Healed, as broken bonesCrossword Clue
Tied or linked togetherCrossword Clue
Made bootiesCrossword Clue

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EER
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bard's "always"Crossword Clue
End for market or profitCrossword Clue
Poetic contractionCrossword Clue
What's always in poems?Crossword Clue
Always, poeticallyCrossword Clue
Racket extender?Crossword Clue
Always, poeticallyCrossword Clue
Always, abridgedCrossword Clue
Eternally, to a poetCrossword Clue
Always, to AudenCrossword Clue

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INDRAWN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Self-absorbed daughter not prepared to enter pubCrossword Clue
Self-absorbed doctor with a whiskey in pubCrossword Clue
Introspective protégé reflecting in barCrossword Clue
Reserved accommodation assumed backwardCrossword Clue
Shy, but entice into pubCrossword Clue
Breath so taken when pub hosts lottery?Crossword Clue
Pubs entertaining sketch withheldCrossword Clue
Hostelry holds room back reservedCrossword Clue
Taken under cover and reservedCrossword Clue
Naked after day in hotel is reservedCrossword Clue

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SHORTENED
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AbbreviatedCrossword Clue
Cut other ends offCrossword Clue
Hammer Thor needs taken upCrossword Clue
Hammer Thor needs taken upCrossword Clue
Abbreviated tenders at first held out to be rewrittenCrossword Clue
Reduced number in coastal region by dayCrossword Clue
Reduced number in coastal region by dayCrossword Clue
CutCrossword Clue
Slough welcomes soldiers - ten contracted?Crossword Clue
Rodents he cooked, made friable by adding butterCrossword Clue

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TRUANT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ditch Day participantCrossword Clue
One with no class?Crossword Clue
Person with no class?Crossword Clue
Loyal soldier leaving base to avoid training?Crossword Clue
School skipperCrossword Clue
Former US president loses millions, primarily tax dodgerCrossword Clue
Class skipperCrossword Clue
Skipping school, tour USA (North-West's borders)Crossword Clue
Beat time welcoming Rugby School skipperCrossword Clue
Vagrant once having to peddle round for all to seeCrossword Clue

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BICYCLES
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Five- or ten-speedsCrossword Clue
Five or 10-speedsCrossword Clue
Triathloners' transportsCrossword Clue
Multispeed vehiclesCrossword Clue
Five or ten-speedsCrossword Clue
WheelsCrossword Clue
Freewheeling vehiclesCrossword Clue
Means of locomotionCrossword Clue

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TACTIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bit of strategyCrossword Clue
Bit of military planningCrossword Clue
Plan to adapt attic to store clubsCrossword Clue
A manoeuvre to achieve a specific goalCrossword Clue
StratagemCrossword Clue
Strategic maneuverCrossword Clue
Exchange first two pieces in game as gambitCrossword Clue
Strategic moveCrossword Clue
Approach of one contralto after tense performanceCrossword Clue
Approach of one contralto after tense performanceCrossword Clue

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VAGUE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
UnclearCrossword Clue
IndistinctCrossword Clue
In need of clarificationCrossword Clue
Wishy-washy, as an answerCrossword Clue
Very fit — also dimCrossword Clue
FuzzyCrossword Clue
UnclearCrossword Clue
Light on the detailsCrossword Clue
Five having fever hard to pin downCrossword Clue
Obscure magazine gets article for nothingCrossword Clue

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REPRODUCED
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Expert contracted to provide cover had issueCrossword Clue
Xeroxed, sayCrossword Clue
Brought up South American country omitting ace for every matchCrossword Clue
Had kittens, possibly clonedCrossword Clue
Had kittens, possibly clonedCrossword Clue

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THIMBLEFUL
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Lift humble criminal a small amountCrossword Clue
Small quantity one doctor left inside the endless drunkCrossword Clue
Very little liquid in tub fell out with himCrossword Clue
The bumf Ill spreads a minuscule amountCrossword Clue
Essentially noneCrossword Clue
Not much to drink (much less than a full finger in fact)Crossword Clue
Small amountCrossword Clue
Very small quantityCrossword Clue

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EASTBOUND
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Going in 16s direction, player getting hands tiedCrossword Clue
Going in 16's direction, player getting hands tiedCrossword Clue
Overseas travellers will have this, going in a particular directionCrossword Clue
Orient's committed to leaving the West behindCrossword Clue
Going from L.A. to Baltimore, e.gCrossword Clue
On the tube to Upminster, unlike the young man who accepted pioneering advice?Crossword Clue

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GOTHENBURG
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Obtained bird food around European portCrossword Clue
Youth in black, Essens outsiders, rejected food in European cityCrossword Clue
Food and drink from the east is found around the Scandinavian cityCrossword Clue

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Showing 31 Matching Answers

GOT

7 RELATED CLUES

NARROWED

8 RELATED CLUES

SHRANK

7 RELATED CLUES

SHRUNK

9 RELATED CLUES

SHRUNKEN

6 RELATED CLUES

CAUGHT

9 RELATED CLUES

HAS

10 RELATED CLUES

HIRED

6 RELATED CLUES

RECEDED

9 RELATED CLUES

ILLNESS

10 RELATED CLUES

ISNT

10 RELATED CLUES

MAAM

10 RELATED CLUES

PEC

10 RELATED CLUES

SETRATE

10 RELATED CLUES

SPASMED

3 RELATED CLUES

TIS

10 RELATED CLUES

TISNT

10 RELATED CLUES

YALL

10 RELATED CLUES

EEN

10 RELATED CLUES

KNITTED

10 RELATED CLUES

EER

10 RELATED CLUES

INDRAWN

10 RELATED CLUES

SHORTENED

10 RELATED CLUES

TRUANT

10 RELATED CLUES

BICYCLES

8 RELATED CLUES

TACTIC

10 RELATED CLUES

VAGUE

10 RELATED CLUES

REPRODUCED

5 RELATED CLUES

THIMBLEFUL

8 RELATED CLUES

EASTBOUND

6 RELATED CLUES

GOTHENBURG

3 RELATED CLUES

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