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Showing 85 Matching Answers

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PARE
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
WinnowCrossword Clue
Use a peelerCrossword Clue
Peel, like a mangoCrossword Clue
Cut (down)Crossword Clue
PeelCrossword Clue
Remove the skin fromCrossword Clue
Reduce graduallyCrossword Clue
Do some kitchen prepCrossword Clue
Trim (down)Crossword Clue

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PRUNE
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
TrimCrossword Clue
Danish fruitCrossword Clue
It's plum dried out!Crossword Clue
Wrinkly fruitCrossword Clue
Dried plumCrossword Clue
Fruit to which wrinkly fingers are comparedCrossword Clue
Do some tree trimmingCrossword Clue
Shrunken snack itemCrossword Clue

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PRUNED
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Spruced up, as a spruceCrossword Clue
Palladium, introducing old character, cut backCrossword Clue
Cut partially dried fruit by diameterCrossword Clue
Tended to topiaryCrossword Clue
LoppedCrossword Clue
Quiet old character died, reduced to a minimum?Crossword Clue
Pugsleys head, under ground, cut offCrossword Clue
First of plants underdeveloped, cut backCrossword Clue

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LOP
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
___-earedCrossword Clue
Fitting rhyme of "chop"Crossword Clue
Hack (off)Crossword Clue
Chop (off)Crossword Clue
Make the cut?Crossword Clue
Apt rhyme for "chop"Crossword Clue
Cut (off)Crossword Clue
Cut offCrossword Clue

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TRIM
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Quick haircutCrossword Clue
Difficult-to-notice haircutCrossword Clue
Version of a car modelCrossword Clue
Decorative auto upgradeCrossword Clue
Subtle haircutCrossword Clue
Barbershop offeringCrossword Clue
PruneCrossword Clue
Embellish, like a Christmas treeCrossword Clue
Pare downCrossword Clue

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DOWNSIZED
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Bought a smaller houseCrossword Clue
Daughter has one final letter - the long version - made shorterCrossword Clue

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GEARDOWN
8 Letters

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LESSEN
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DecreaseCrossword Clue
ReduceCrossword Clue
AbateCrossword Clue
DiminishCrossword Clue
Period of instruction is said to be moderateCrossword Clue
Cut downCrossword Clue

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LESSENED
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Made smallerCrossword Clue
DecreasedCrossword Clue
EasedCrossword Clue
Dropped offCrossword Clue
Light around German city is loweredCrossword Clue
Declined to be escorted around German cityCrossword Clue
Cut that could be needlessCrossword Clue
DiminishedCrossword Clue

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RETRENCH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Herr cent – cut down expensesCrossword Clue
On sticking end of todger into fish, cut backCrossword Clue
Ditch soldiers, at first, to make savingsCrossword Clue
Soldiers on top of a defensive position - fireCrossword Clue
Cut down resistance on English ChannelCrossword Clue
Fire on soldiers at the scene of warfareCrossword Clue
Try to bring up taking on shortened lease to reduce expenditureCrossword Clue
To make economies, stop going over the top?Crossword Clue
EconomiseCrossword Clue
Trim garden centre in outskirts of RedditchCrossword Clue

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SKIMP
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Practice frugalityCrossword Clue
Pinch penniesCrossword Clue
Cut cornersCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Cut costs, bound to save money, initiallyCrossword Clue
Cut corners, putting top of mattress in refuse containerCrossword Clue
Be cheap, sayCrossword Clue

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SLASH
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
/Crossword Clue
Punctuation in a web addressCrossword Clue
What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shiftCrossword Clue
Symbol in a URLCrossword Clue
Web address dividerCrossword Clue
Reduce, as pricesCrossword Clue
URL separatorCrossword Clue
Symbol in URLs and fractionsCrossword Clue
Symbol that might mark a line breakCrossword Clue

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PARED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CutCrossword Clue
PeeledCrossword Clue
TrimmedCrossword Clue
Used a peelerCrossword Clue
Cut (down)Crossword Clue
Superficially cut, like Antony and Cleopatra or Romeo and Juliet, we hearCrossword Clue
Edited, with "down"Crossword Clue
Prepared, as a pearCrossword Clue
Put two together? (Just skinned the fruit.)Crossword Clue
Removed excess of paint, firstly a primary colorCrossword Clue

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ECONOMIZE
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Income Zoes blown? She may have to!Crossword Clue
Bypass brand names, sayCrossword Clue

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REDUCE
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Lessen, as pricesCrossword Clue
LessenCrossword Clue
___, reuse, recycleCrossword Clue
DecreaseCrossword Clue
Thicken a sauceCrossword Clue
Case of regressive fascist is for shrinkCrossword Clue

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SNIP
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Cut quicklyCrossword Clue
Scissors soundCrossword Clue
Quick cutCrossword Clue
Apt rhyme for "clip"Crossword Clue
Scissor cutCrossword Clue
Use scissors onCrossword Clue
Salon soundCrossword Clue

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CURB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Edge of the sidewalkCrossword Clue
Where the sidewalk endsCrossword Clue
Where the sidewalk endsCrossword Clue
___side pickupCrossword Clue
Street's edgeCrossword Clue
Check roadside’s soundCrossword Clue
Parallel parking placeCrossword Clue
___ cut (feature of an accessible sidewalk)Crossword Clue
CheckCrossword Clue
What Larry David did to his enthusiasm?Crossword Clue

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DOCK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Place with ships and slipsCrossword Clue
Lakeside spot for enjoying coffee and a crosswordCrossword Clue
Connect to a spacecraftCrossword Clue
Mooring placeCrossword Clue
Place to tie up a boatCrossword Clue
Berth placeCrossword Clue
Charging stationCrossword Clue
Place where ships load, unload or are repairedCrossword Clue
DeductCrossword Clue
Boat loading areaCrossword Clue

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SCRIMP
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wee fellow loses last of cash, gaining bit of courage to make doCrossword Clue
Make do with lessCrossword Clue
Be parsimoniousCrossword Clue
Get by on very littleCrossword Clue
Pinch every pennyCrossword Clue
Small curl cut backCrossword Clue
Small curl cut backCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Make economiesCrossword Clue
Cut back screen at start of performanceCrossword Clue

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MOW
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Do some lawn workCrossword Clue
Cut the grassCrossword Clue
Cut, as grassCrossword Clue
Generate clippings, sayCrossword Clue
Trim, like grassCrossword Clue
Trim the lawnCrossword Clue
Make a path in a field, sayCrossword Clue
Cut, like grassCrossword Clue
Cut shortCrossword Clue
CutCrossword Clue

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AXE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cut outCrossword Clue
SackCrossword Clue
Woodcutter's toolCrossword Clue
Woodcutter's toolCrossword Clue
Chopping toolCrossword Clue
Log chopperCrossword Clue
Lumberjack's toolCrossword Clue
Gimli's weapon in "The Lord of the Rings"Crossword Clue
Tool for a lumberjillCrossword Clue
Log chopperCrossword Clue

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DECREASE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Go downCrossword Clue
Lower iron?Crossword Clue
Reduce iron?Crossword Clue
Peter out to relax after month with runsCrossword Clue
Make less iron?Crossword Clue
Slim, stop crushing Rex!Crossword Clue
Slim, stop crushing Rex!Crossword Clue
Peter outCrossword Clue
By December, virus essentially will abate and diminishCrossword Clue
Drop iron?Crossword Clue

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DIETED
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Changed one's eating habitsCrossword Clue
Intermittently fasted, perhapsCrossword Clue
Followed a Paleo regimen, sayCrossword Clue
Tried a nutrition programCrossword Clue
Tried to loseCrossword Clue
Cut down on the caloriesCrossword Clue
Tried to loseCrossword Clue
Ate differentlyCrossword Clue
Cut back, in a wayCrossword Clue
Reduced-fare pass to explore Dakotas capitalsCrossword Clue

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EXACT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ changeCrossword Clue
On the buttonCrossword Clue
On the noseCrossword Clue
On the noseCrossword Clue
Like some changeCrossword Clue
Precise – demandCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue
On the moneyCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue

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RECLEARED
9 Letters

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TAILOR
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Make alterations toCrossword Clue
CustomizeCrossword Clue
RialtoCrossword Clue
Garment-altering expertCrossword Clue
Fitting occupationCrossword Clue
Pro who might have you in stitchesCrossword Clue
Specifically adaptCrossword Clue
ModifyCrossword Clue
Professional with a fitting job?Crossword Clue
Alterations proCrossword Clue

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RETRENCHMENT
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Ditch me to cut into accommodation costs in belt- tightening exerciseCrossword Clue

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ATELESS
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Dieted, maybeCrossword Clue
DietedCrossword Clue
DietedCrossword Clue

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ECONOMISED
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
"Cut costs so income moves"Crossword Clue
Did husbands condoms (Elite) regularly burst?Crossword Clue

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EXAMINE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Test: cut back the one for meCrossword Clue
Check carefullyCrossword Clue
Set a test - Widdersbels on fire, making a comeback!Crossword Clue
Check out old compoundCrossword Clue
Question old flame, an explosive type?Crossword Clue
Test area in former pitCrossword Clue
Inspect an explosive device with former partnerCrossword Clue
Take a good look atCrossword Clue
Check from a sourceCrossword Clue
Spinners following former flame with answer for questionCrossword Clue

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EXAMINING
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Looking at means for cutting back fossil-fuel industry?Crossword Clue
Scrutinising reversal of cut applied to military activityCrossword Clue
'Confusing meaning', admits Number 10, over current testingCrossword Clue
Questioning former Ugandan dictator in Ghanas capitalCrossword Clue
Questioning former Ugandan president in Ghanas capitalCrossword Clue
Considering cutback on excavationCrossword Clue
Considering cutback on excavationCrossword Clue

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PILCHARD
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small, herring-like fishCrossword Clue
Small oily fishCrossword Clue
Fish in mostly beer with leafy greenCrossword Clue
Stargazy pie ingredientCrossword Clue
Footage upset tough little swimmerCrossword Clue
Fish edge up - another fish diedCrossword Clue
Fish cutting back, powerfullyCrossword Clue
One with memory like a goldfish perhaps recalled excerpt with difficultyCrossword Clue
Fish sauce over leafy vegetableCrossword Clue
Fish and chips mostly cooked with lardCrossword Clue

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POLO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sport on a horseCrossword Clue
Preppy brandCrossword Clue
Ralph Lauren brandCrossword Clue
Mallet gameCrossword Clue
Anagram of "pool" heard in a poolCrossword Clue
(Teri [?) shirt]Crossword Clue
Casual collared shirtCrossword Clue
Game that can only be played right-handedCrossword Clue
Game played on horsebackCrossword Clue
Sport with mallets and saddlesCrossword Clue

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PRUNEDJUICE
11 Letters

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PRUNELLA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lawn weed? Cut the whole lot upCrossword Clue
Silk fabric cut completely from the bottomCrossword Clue
Scales going up fully, needs to get trim on topCrossword Clue
Scales going up fully, needs to get trim on topCrossword Clue
Perennial crop fully returnedCrossword Clue
Scales, perhaps, everything back after cutCrossword Clue
Scales maybe overturned, all fruit on topCrossword Clue
Dry fruit all over flowerCrossword Clue
Material cut, the lot turned backCrossword Clue
Shape learners with a medicinal plantCrossword Clue

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POLLARD
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Cut up fat and remove crownCrossword Clue
Pot with fat for chopCrossword Clue
People regularly ignored fat hornless animalCrossword Clue

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USELESS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Of no helpCrossword Clue
No helpCrossword Clue
Of no help at allCrossword Clue
Of no valueCrossword Clue
Of no helpCrossword Clue
VainCrossword Clue
Pursue aliens: ask ‘even this is futile?’Crossword Clue
Good-for-nothingCrossword Clue
Futile advice to junkie?Crossword Clue
VainCrossword Clue

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EXAM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
End-of-semester hurdleCrossword Clue
Crammer's concernCrossword Clue
Academic assessmentCrossword Clue
Annual physical, e.gCrossword Clue
TestCrossword Clue
Prep course targetCrossword Clue
Midterm, e.gCrossword Clue
TestCrossword Clue
Academic hurdleCrossword Clue
Big testCrossword Clue

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MOWED
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Leveled the playing field, say?Crossword Clue
Doctor upset water drops in cutCrossword Clue
Cut, or style, of broadcasterCrossword Clue
Worked in the yardCrossword Clue
Doctor made one cutCrossword Clue
Doctor made one cutCrossword Clue
Cut the grassCrossword Clue
Reporters style cutCrossword Clue
Did yard workCrossword Clue
Cut the lawnCrossword Clue

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PAREDTHREE
10 Letters

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WOMBAT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Oz marsupialCrossword Clue
Australian marsupialCrossword Clue
Burrowing herbivorous marsupialCrossword Clue
Tasmanian marsupialCrossword Clue
Pill cut up for animalCrossword Clue
Flap cut back in marsupialCrossword Clue
Bill cut up marsupialCrossword Clue
Outback animalCrossword Clue
Marsupial with distinctive cube-shaped droppingsCrossword Clue
Where offspring develop, with respect to marsupialCrossword Clue

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WOMBATS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Marsupials cut up -- twiceCrossword Clue

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BATS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Animals commanded by DraculaCrossword Clue
FluttersCrossword Clue
Dugout equipmentCrossword Clue
Baseball equipment often made from ash, maple or birchCrossword Clue
Animals that hang out in cavesCrossword Clue
Cave dwellersCrossword Clue
Works from home?Crossword Clue
Cricket swattersCrossword Clue
They hang around a lotCrossword Clue
Bonkers attempt to make a comebackCrossword Clue

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PINS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bowling targetsCrossword Clue
Saves, as a digital locationCrossword Clue
Spare things?Crossword Clue
Bowler's targetsCrossword Clue
ATM codesCrossword Clue
(Safety [?) and needles]Crossword Clue
Wrestlers' goalsCrossword Clue
10 in a laneCrossword Clue
Affixes, in a wayCrossword Clue
Bowling targetsCrossword Clue

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POLICE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
See 13Crossword Clue
Band whose final album, "Synchronicity," was their most popular, with "The"Crossword Clue
RegulateCrossword Clue
Wholl have staff apprehending one leader of criminals?Crossword Clue
RegulateCrossword Clue
Bar accommodating one hundred runners at the startCrossword Clue
Bar accommodating one hundred runners at the startCrossword Clue
The fuzz?Crossword Clue
Force required to cut up diamondsCrossword Clue
Force required to cut up diamondsCrossword Clue

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POLLUX
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
The twin of CastorCrossword Clue
Twin of CastorCrossword Clue
Star getting votes of the top people, sign of something wrongCrossword Clue
Star getting votes of the top people, sign of something wrongCrossword Clue

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EXAMINER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Auditor’s first letter held by Scargill?Crossword Clue
Pitman once bringing in amateur scrutineerCrossword Clue
Inspector, formerly a collierCrossword Clue
Inspector with cut rejected by Underground workerCrossword Clue
French bloke outside fancy cinema knocked over inspectorCrossword Clue
InspectorCrossword Clue
Former pit worker holding a markerCrossword Clue
Someone who tests old flame, a collierCrossword Clue
TesterCrossword Clue
Inspector formerly an underground operativeCrossword Clue

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GALLOP
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
More than a canterCrossword Clue
Fastest gait of a horseCrossword Clue
Ride or run very quicklyCrossword Clue
Racehorse's gaitCrossword Clue
Horse's fast gaitCrossword Clue
Career in brass workCrossword Clue
Fast pace for a horseCrossword Clue
Race completely in control of RepublicansCrossword Clue
Sort of a good poll runCrossword Clue
Fast equine paceCrossword Clue

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HACKNEY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Old coach reportedly cut away jointCrossword Clue
Literary drudge and marshal in carriageCrossword Clue
Forerunner of the taxicabCrossword Clue
Journalist on leave finally in New York cabCrossword Clue
London borough: compact breed of horseCrossword Clue
Wear out high-stepping horseCrossword Clue
Horses vehicle for hireCrossword Clue
London borough cut Japanese funds backCrossword Clue
Carriage for hireCrossword Clue
Journalist with Japanese money returned in carriageCrossword Clue

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POLTROON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WimpCrossword Clue
Chicken cut up with Scottish courseCrossword Clue
Coward cut up over Scottish golfing resortCrossword Clue
Mean chicken cut up on Scottish golf courseCrossword Clue
Chicken cut up, cooked or notCrossword Clue
Cowards circle in place with Scottish linksCrossword Clue
Utter cowardCrossword Clue
Old officer stops Tom playing chickenCrossword Clue
After beginning to play round, left golf course an utter cowardCrossword Clue
After beginning to play round, left golf course an utter cowardCrossword Clue

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POLYGON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Square, e.gCrossword Clue
Triangle or quadrilateralCrossword Clue
Figure almost left behind old collegeCrossword Clue
Figure almost left behind old collegeCrossword Clue
Figure girl whod prepare tea-making departed for auditionCrossword Clue
Figure former educational establishment has almost disappearedCrossword Clue
Only GOP can make out the figureCrossword Clue
Closed plane figure bounded by straight sidesCrossword Clue
Many-sided plane figureCrossword Clue
Many-sided figureCrossword Clue

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RETRIEVES
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
After avalanche, I run Everest rescuesCrossword Clue
Recovers from River Tees floodingCrossword Clue
Recovers from River Tees floodingCrossword Clue

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EXEDRA
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Vestibule; porticoCrossword Clue
Erstwhile editor with artist making room for discussionCrossword Clue
Semicircular seat in a parkCrossword Clue
Put flower in front of dull unfinished vestibuleCrossword Clue
Semicircular recess in Roman architectureCrossword Clue
Semicircular recess in Roman architectureCrossword Clue

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POLYESTER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Alkaline solution in something covered with glue - resinCrossword Clue
Material from learner you incorporated in advertisementCrossword Clue
Dacron fabric, for oneCrossword Clue
Two girls discussed something found in pants, for exampleCrossword Clue
Two girls discussed something found in pants, for exampleCrossword Clue
Publicity surrounding liquid used for washing material found in fabricsCrossword Clue
Notice about caustic liquid, manmade stuffCrossword Clue
Fabric cut up not long ago, a third offCrossword Clue
Fabric cut up not long ago, a third offCrossword Clue
Bill entertains washing solution for suitable material?Crossword Clue

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LINDA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"You're No Good" singer RonstadtCrossword Clue
Loma ___, CalifCrossword Clue
Blair of "The Exorcist"Crossword Clue
Pretty, in SpanishCrossword Clue
"The Terminator" actress HamiltonCrossword Clue
___ Yaccarino, Twitter C.E.O. who succeeded Elon MuskCrossword Clue
Coffee who argued the Roe v. Wade caseCrossword Clue
"Somewhere Out There" singer RonstadtCrossword Clue
"Dead to Me" star CardelliniCrossword Clue
McCartney of WingsCrossword Clue

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MIRTH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GleeCrossword Clue
Joyous laughterCrossword Clue
JollityCrossword Clue
HilarityCrossword Clue
JovialityCrossword Clue
HilarityCrossword Clue
JollityCrossword Clue
LevityCrossword Clue
Good cheerCrossword Clue
Medium body measurement not good funCrossword Clue

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PARTED
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like the Red Sea after a visit from MosesCrossword Clue
Prisoner's reprieveCrossword Clue
Like some hair and seasCrossword Clue
Went in separate directionsCrossword Clue
Left section with editorCrossword Clue
Pruned around top of tulips and separatedCrossword Clue
Split upCrossword Clue
Took different pathsCrossword Clue
SeparatedCrossword Clue

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POLLOCK
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Painter nicknamed "Jack the Dripper"Crossword Clue
Swimmer left in swimming pool couldn't know to begin withCrossword Clue
Fish ball with different starterCrossword Clue
Fish ball with different starterCrossword Clue
Artist cut receding hairCrossword Clue
Artist cut receding hairCrossword Clue
Swimmers to cut around section of waterwayCrossword Clue

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POLONIUM
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Radioactive element discovered by the CuriesCrossword Clue
Po, the central character in Teletubbies, participated in gamesCrossword Clue
Sport not interesting until Manchester leadsCrossword Clue
Jersey - part of UK? Im not sure its an elementCrossword Clue
Element named for Marie Curie's homelandCrossword Clue

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COPPICE
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Apes called to the woodlandCrossword Clue
Dense growth of small trees and bushesCrossword Clue
Cut wood, framing picture in deal successfullyCrossword Clue

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ECONOMISE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
English player Paul regularly coached about budgetCrossword Clue
Husband has green bouquet crossing big roadCrossword Clue
Cut corners — someone in charge originally needs to be disciplinedCrossword Clue
Cut corners - someone in charge originally needs to be disciplinedCrossword Clue
Tight one is come to cut backCrossword Clue
Save millions missing from some income, perhapsCrossword Clue
Energy company distributed monies, cut costsCrossword Clue
English company clamour about minimum of money in budgetCrossword Clue
English company clamour about minimum of money in budgetCrossword Clue
Keep down costsCrossword Clue

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ENJOINED
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Required target limiting associate employment at firstCrossword Clue
Urged United to support 27 opponentsCrossword Clue

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INFERNAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DamnedCrossword Clue
Like hell?Crossword Clue
Wicked inside where tango gives way to foxtrotCrossword Clue
Deduce sodium lights beginning to be obnoxiousCrossword Clue
Its hellish inside - frights beginning, not endingCrossword Clue
Vile reason an earl regularly strippedCrossword Clue
Hellish nan playing with rifleCrossword Clue
Conclude Leanne regularly turned up to be very annoyingCrossword Clue
Fiendish nurse in wacky finaleCrossword Clue
Confounded plant closing borders, not the firstCrossword Clue

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INSTANCE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Particular exampleCrossword Clue
CaseCrossword Clue
Mention, as example, trendy positionCrossword Clue
Ancients' original illustrationCrossword Clue
Trendy bearing caseCrossword Clue
Home position, for exampleCrossword Clue
Home position, for exampleCrossword Clue
Example within adopted attitudeCrossword Clue
Ancients reorganized exampleCrossword Clue
Nine cats arranged in caseCrossword Clue

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JACKSONPOLLOCK
14 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
20th century abstract impressionistCrossword Clue

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LISTERIA
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Arguably an excess of emotion when cataloguing bug?Crossword Clue
Why pregnant women are advised against eating raw fishCrossword Clue
Table water in Yorkshire returned sample of bacteriumCrossword Clue
Bug is real, it spreadsCrossword Clue
Incline, with age, to catch one diseaseCrossword Clue
Infectious bugs in river coming up under logCrossword Clue
Schedule time to get to grips with one source of food poisoningCrossword Clue
Schedule time to get to grips with one source of food poisoningCrossword Clue
Threat to health, minute one found in timeCrossword Clue
Micro-organisms associated with food poisoningCrossword Clue

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POLAR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ vortex (icy phenomenon)Crossword Clue
"The ___ Express"Crossword Clue
Like ice capsCrossword Clue
ArcticCrossword Clue
"The ___ Express" (kid-lit classic)Crossword Clue
From the ArcticCrossword Clue
Completely oppositeCrossword Clue
Extract money from tooth after Penny’s opposedCrossword Clue
Chris Van Allsburg's "The ___ Express"Crossword Clue
Like AntarcticaCrossword Clue

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HACKLES
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Intros to Loose Ends interrupting journalists: they rise in irritationCrossword Clue
Head of restraint demoted, raising these?Crossword Clue
Cuts roughly round extremely loose dog hairsCrossword Clue
Annoyed they're going upCrossword Clue
Annoyed theyre going upCrossword Clue
Journos, gathering in loose ends, raise them in angerCrossword Clue
They may rise up in angerCrossword Clue

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POLYGENY
8 Letters

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OSIER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wickerwork twigCrossword Clue
Willow whose twigs are used in basketryCrossword Clue
Basketry materialCrossword Clue
Basketry willowCrossword Clue
Willow with flexible twigs used in basketryCrossword Clue
Willow varietyCrossword Clue
Tree is more healthy with its first cutCrossword Clue
Coppice material may be pinker after being pollardedCrossword Clue
Tree, one in forest shedding bark unusuallyCrossword Clue
Tree, one in forest shedding bark unusuallyCrossword Clue

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POLARBEAR
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One that can put a meal on iceCrossword Clue
Animal on Greenland's coat of armsCrossword Clue
Directly opposed support for endangered speciesCrossword Clue
Animal on the reverse side of a Canadian two-dollar coinCrossword Clue
Leaders of parties on left and right support endangered speciesCrossword Clue
Arctic animalCrossword Clue
Hairy figure to dismiss two batsmen, according to SpoonerCrossword Clue
Focus of some climate change concernsCrossword Clue
White ursine critterCrossword Clue
Park's first wild arboreal mammalCrossword Clue

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POLKA
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Accordion-heavy musicCrossword Clue
Genre of music with accordionsCrossword Clue
Classic music style beloved by Weird Al YankovicCrossword Clue
Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride"Crossword Clue
Genre of dance music with accordionsCrossword Clue
Common sound at OktoberfestCrossword Clue
Music genre that often includes an accordionCrossword Clue
Music played at a German beer gardenCrossword Clue
"The Hamilton ___" (Weird Al medley)Crossword Clue
Dotty dance?Crossword Clue

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PORCELAIN
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
China or Chile on the outside breaking clearCrossword Clue
Ming vase makeupCrossword Clue
Army without leader entering level ground? It has potential to crackCrossword Clue
Army without leader entering level ground? It has potential to crackCrossword Clue
White material cut up, one dressed in impressive styleCrossword Clue
Fine type of pottery is evident around sides of older churchCrossword Clue
Fine type of pottery is evident around sides of older churchCrossword Clue
Shattered replica - no Ming items?Crossword Clue
Ceramic wareCrossword Clue
Beer batch served up in delicate containersCrossword Clue

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WEHRMACHT
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
German forces arrange the march westCrossword Clue

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WOMEN
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About 50.7% of all AmericansCrossword Clue
Louisa May Alcott's "Little ___"Crossword Clue
Part of NOWCrossword Clue
People celebrated worldwide on March 8Crossword Clue
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"Little ___" (2019 Greta Gerwig film)Crossword Clue
Girls Just Wanna Weekend performers, e.gCrossword Clue
"___ Talking" (Oscar-winning Sarah Polley film)Crossword Clue
"Little ___" (Louisa May Alcott novel)Crossword Clue
The main characters in "Her Story," for exampleCrossword Clue

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YEMENI
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Omani's neighborCrossword Clue
Neighbor of a SaudiCrossword Clue
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Arabian Peninsula residentCrossword Clue
Like the Mocha coffee beanCrossword Clue
Arab from southwest AsiaCrossword Clue
Sanaa citizenCrossword Clue

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AMARYLLIS
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Plant — airy mallsCrossword Clue
A foolish strike arising in plantCrossword Clue
Its unwise to force a climbing plantCrossword Clue
Shelf put up to support a girls plantCrossword Clue
Flower a daft male pulled upCrossword Clue
Foolish Hindu god returned flowerCrossword Clue
Producer of red-and-white bloomsCrossword Clue
Old woman held in Arkansas over foolish bloomerCrossword Clue
Everything is interrupted by Marys blooming plantCrossword Clue
Object of devotion universally adopted is flower?Crossword Clue

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BOTANICAL
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Related to plantsCrossword Clue
Obtain bum cream and lotions originally for nurseryCrossword Clue
Like herbal remediesCrossword Clue
Engineer in lab coat dealing with plantsCrossword Clue
Concerned with bloomers, say, ban coital frolicsCrossword Clue
Concerned with bloomers, say, ban coital frolicsCrossword Clue
Sort of garden abandoned to CalibanCrossword Clue
Unexpected action in lab loosely relating to plantsCrossword Clue
Pertaining to plants smell and colour - one associated with CaliforniaCrossword Clue
Bad action in laboratory brought about, relating to plant studyCrossword Clue

41%
POLICECONSTABLE
15 Letters
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Officer in charge of feeding European prisoners on boardCrossword Clue
Bobby with a low rankCrossword Clue
Officer returned cut diamonds to firm after scamCrossword Clue
Bobby with a low rankCrossword Clue
Force man to study in the law firmCrossword Clue

41%
TOILETS
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The ladies work in France and SwedenCrossword Clue
Ladies maybe excited by TS EliotCrossword Clue
Ladies maybe excited by TS EliotCrossword Clue
Going places?Crossword Clue
Creation of TS Eliot, ladies and gentlemenCrossword Clue
Going places?Crossword Clue
Ladies, perhaps its time Stelios returned down southCrossword Clue
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Ladies and gents, the remarkable TS Eliot!Crossword Clue
FacilitiesCrossword Clue

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POLLUTE
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"Give a hoot! Don't ___"Crossword Clue
FoulCrossword Clue
ContaminateCrossword Clue
Dirty election must be oddly disregardedCrossword Clue
Blow off some steam, maybe?Crossword Clue
Litter, sayCrossword Clue
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Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seethingCrossword Clue
Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seethingCrossword Clue
Belch fumes, sayCrossword Clue

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AFORESAID
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Previously mentionedCrossword Clue
Answer warnings and help, as previously mentionedCrossword Clue
Earlier mentioned ideas for a novelCrossword Clue
A charity preserving woodland briefly mentioned earlierCrossword Clue
What happens when a golfball sliced? Already mentionedCrossword Clue
Previously mentioned idea, so far bafflingCrossword Clue
What happens when a golfball sliced? Already mentionedCrossword Clue
Previously mentioned area, if so shabby, beginning to decayCrossword Clue
Previously mentioned area, if so shabby, beginning to decayCrossword Clue
Noted prior to supply ideas for opening of abbeyCrossword Clue

39%
CYNICAL
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JaundicedCrossword Clue
Extremely coy, I can panic and start to look pessimisticCrossword Clue
One description of doubting Thomass clan, icy possiblyCrossword Clue
Conservative leader in lacy clothes? Looking back, its ironicCrossword Clue
Auditors observe coin being hardenedCrossword Clue
Lacy clothes fashionable with clubs? On reflection thats doubtfulCrossword Clue
Disillusioned with Conservative setback, Clegg almost breaksCrossword Clue
"Charming young nymphos; I can arrange lascivious introductions? Doubtful! "Crossword Clue
Bitter controversy on both sides at tax payable - albeit cut backCrossword Clue

39%
NONLINEAR
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Crooked Nile ran on, just not in a straight lineCrossword Clue
Some number using the internet are mostly with a crooked set-up?Crossword Clue
After the end of session, connected to a network, on air, extremely choppyCrossword Clue
No French police centre in the neighbourhood is disproportionateCrossword Clue

37%
SLOPBASIN
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Curling lip, a snob's finding this on tea tray?Crossword Clue

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