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ABATE
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
LessenCrossword Clue
Taper offCrossword Clue
DiminishCrossword Clue
Ease upCrossword Clue
Die downCrossword Clue
SubsideCrossword Clue
Let upCrossword Clue

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LESSEN
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
ReduceCrossword Clue
DiminishCrossword Clue
AbateCrossword Clue

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

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WANE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fall offCrossword Clue
No longer waxCrossword Clue
Wax off?Crossword Clue
Dwindle in sizeCrossword Clue
Gradually dwindleCrossword Clue
Diminish over timeCrossword Clue
What full moons gradually doCrossword Clue
Lessen graduallyCrossword Clue
DwindleCrossword Clue
Diminish graduallyCrossword Clue

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EBB
3 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
RecedeCrossword Clue
WaneCrossword Clue
Recede, as the tideCrossword Clue
Tidal movementCrossword Clue
Flow's counterpartCrossword Clue
___ and flowCrossword Clue
Go out, as the tideCrossword Clue

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LOWER
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Cut 19acCrossword Clue
Lessen, as pricesCrossword Clue
Berth choiceCrossword Clue
Farther downCrossword Clue
Have score to settle between sides, so scowlCrossword Clue
Cow nearer bottom of hill?Crossword Clue
ReduceCrossword Clue
Soften scowlCrossword Clue
Let downCrossword Clue

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DROP
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
LoseCrossword Clue
Egg ___ soupCrossword Clue
At the ___ of -->Crossword Clue
Bit of facial serumCrossword Clue
Release, like an albumCrossword Clue
Let go ofCrossword Clue
Kind of gorgeous exit?Crossword Clue
Give upCrossword Clue
PlummetCrossword Clue

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BATE
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Hold, as one's breathCrossword Clue
Restrain, as one's enthusiasmCrossword Clue
RestrainCrossword Clue
Restrain, as breathCrossword Clue
Lessen in intensityCrossword Clue
Had some beer earlier? HoldCrossword Clue
LessenCrossword Clue
Restrain, as one's breathCrossword Clue
Reduce in intensityCrossword Clue

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REDUCTION
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Journalist entering fray, cutCrossword Clue
Introduce changes in rebateCrossword Clue
Lessening of dose perhaps cured it, on receiving treatmentCrossword Clue
Introduce nutty dipCrossword Clue
Drop journalist into protestCrossword Clue
Introduce changes for cut in capacityCrossword Clue
LesseningCrossword Clue
Introduce woeful cutCrossword Clue
Disconcert discounter discounting small discountCrossword Clue

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CURTAILMENT
11 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Docking liners stern blocking canal, complaint followsCrossword Clue
Terminal cut — downsizingCrossword Clue
Rolling in dough, Id air revamped Shakespeare play (7,2)Crossword Clue

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DIMINISH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Drop car into vesselCrossword Clue
Car limited by course that's lowerCrossword Clue
Car limited by course thats lowerCrossword Clue
Make less food, eating littleCrossword Clue
Short dress wearing good looking girl will detractCrossword Clue
Belittle girl with short skirt? Say nothing!Crossword Clue
Female style of Sixties attire facing quiet declineCrossword Clue
Contract unclear on time of completion after delayed startCrossword Clue
Shallow vessel containing little dropCrossword Clue
Drop off short skirt to be collected by stunnerCrossword Clue

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DIP
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)Crossword Clue
DownturnCrossword Clue
Party preparationCrossword Clue
Partner dance moveCrossword Clue
Party stapleCrossword Clue
Guacamole or baba ghanoushCrossword Clue
Quick swimCrossword Clue
Decline – party foodCrossword Clue
Nam phrik or quesoCrossword Clue

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DOWNTURN
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Economic declineCrossword Clue
Revolution supporting Irish county in economic declineCrossword Clue
Recession makes Democrat run town recklesslyCrossword Clue
Decline drink and goCrossword Clue
Market woeCrossword Clue
Drop of tea, we hear, in blue vesselCrossword Clue
Decline drink before roundCrossword Clue
Sad act in declineCrossword Clue
Change after drink causes declineCrossword Clue

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DWINDLE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fall offCrossword Clue
ShrinkCrossword Clue
ContractCrossword Clue
Taper offCrossword Clue
Gradually diminishCrossword Clue
Contract makes cheat switch son for daughterCrossword Clue
"Gradually become less wild; end improved "Crossword Clue
Lessen severelyCrossword Clue
Decrease initial dilemma, start off trickCrossword Clue
Grow less; peter outCrossword Clue

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EATINTO
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Use up a shade found in middle of paeonyCrossword Clue
Shade filling each old drainCrossword Clue
ErodeCrossword Clue
Use up reserves of energy mating — stop!Crossword Clue
At Eton, I bunged up drainCrossword Clue
Consume some buckwheat in tortillaCrossword Clue
Chip away atCrossword Clue
Consume slice of meat in toastieCrossword Clue

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FALLOFF
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Seen in relief, all of Frances decline (4,3)Crossword Clue

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GOD
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Odin or ThorCrossword Clue
Worshipped beingCrossword Clue
Brahma or VishnuCrossword Clue
Ragnarok figureCrossword Clue
The "G" in TGIFCrossword Clue
Brahma, for oneCrossword Clue
Allah or Ganesha, e.gCrossword Clue
Apollo or ZeusCrossword Clue
Pan or PlutoCrossword Clue
Vulcan or HephaestusCrossword Clue

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GODOWN
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Decline to have party wearing dressCrossword Clue
FailCrossword Clue
HappenCrossword Clue
Party wearing dress in warehouseCrossword Clue
Warehouse in declineCrossword Clue
Spiritual advice to Moses in warehouseCrossword Clue
Warehouse - work in shift, perhapsCrossword Clue
SubsideCrossword Clue
Descend to warehouseCrossword Clue

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PARE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PeelCrossword Clue
Remove the skin fromCrossword Clue
Use a peelerCrossword Clue
Cut backCrossword Clue
Reduce graduallyCrossword Clue
Do some kitchen prepCrossword Clue
Trim (down)Crossword Clue
Homophone for a winter fruitCrossword Clue
Shave (down)Crossword Clue
Peel, like a potatoCrossword Clue

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REMIT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Send, as moneyCrossword Clue
Fork overCrossword Clue
Send paymentCrossword Clue
Verb on an invoiceCrossword Clue
Send, as a paymentCrossword Clue
Rejected part of lifetime retirement transferCrossword Clue
Transfer paymentCrossword Clue
Transfer watch backCrossword Clue
Clock’s put back – it’s one’s assigned taskCrossword Clue
PayCrossword Clue

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REWANE
6 Letters

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TAPER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gradually decreaseCrossword Clue
Gradually narrowCrossword Clue
NarrowCrossword Clue
Come to the point?Crossword Clue
Dwindle (down)Crossword Clue
Grow narrowerCrossword Clue
Get thinCrossword Clue
Narrow graduallyCrossword Clue
PrateCrossword Clue
PrateCrossword Clue

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TAPEROFF
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Lessen graduallyCrossword Clue

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CUTDOWNTOSIZE
13 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
She’d iron on the patch, but it was too big and had to beCrossword Clue
Deflate the overconfidence ofCrossword Clue
Debunk; make someone feel less importantCrossword Clue

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SHRINK
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Psychiatrists contractCrossword Clue
Analyst's quiet place for bowlingCrossword Clue
Quiet hockey arenas contractCrossword Clue
Therapists contractCrossword Clue
Therapist’s contractCrossword Clue
Trick-cyclists contractCrossword Clue
She advices anxious patients to lose weight?Crossword Clue
Holding hearts (king or queen), go down in contractCrossword Clue
Hang back in silence where area is covered in iceCrossword Clue
Become smallerCrossword Clue

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DIET
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FareCrossword Clue
Media ___ (one's daily news consumption, so to speak)Crossword Clue
___ Coke (sugar-free soda)Crossword Clue
A weight loss programme – or the Japanese parliamentCrossword Clue
___ Dr Pepper (sugar-free drink)Crossword Clue
Word after "Paleo" or "media"Crossword Clue
Eschew carbs, maybeCrossword Clue
Keto or paleo, e.gCrossword Clue
Paleolithic, for exampleCrossword Clue
Inflation reduction act?Crossword Clue

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IRON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nutrient in liverCrossword Clue
Original Monopoly token discontinued in 2013Crossword Clue
Classic Monopoly tokenCrossword Clue
Steamer alternativeCrossword Clue
Smooth out wrinklesCrossword Clue
Nutrient in shellfishCrossword Clue
Decrease?Crossword Clue
Dewrinkling deviceCrossword Clue
"Maiden" or "Mountain" startCrossword Clue
On board device?Crossword Clue

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SHRIVEL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Something priests do, given line in contractCrossword Clue
Silence on competitor losing area for energy contractCrossword Clue
Become weak and die for lack of waterCrossword Clue
Personnel one has included in Solicitor at Laws contractCrossword Clue
Become shrunken and wrinkledCrossword Clue
After silence, hands round the writers contractCrossword Clue
Mum's cooked liver is to dry upCrossword Clue
Mums cooked liver is to dry upCrossword Clue
Contract split finds mum left on the outsideCrossword Clue
Go from a grape to a raisin, e.gCrossword Clue

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SPEND
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Opposite of saveCrossword Clue
Fork over, like cashCrossword Clue
Buy thingsCrossword Clue
Go on a spreeCrossword Clue
Toss a coin?Crossword Clue
"How should we ___ the day?"Crossword Clue
Blow some cashCrossword Clue
Drop a few bucksCrossword Clue
Shell outCrossword Clue
Shell outCrossword Clue

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FADE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hi-top ___ (hairstyle)Crossword Clue
Barbershop choiceCrossword Clue
Lessen in strengthCrossword Clue
Grow dimCrossword Clue
Tapered hairstyleCrossword Clue
Lessen over timeCrossword Clue
Run out of steamCrossword Clue
Lose brightnessCrossword Clue
Disappear graduallyCrossword Clue
Slowly go darkCrossword Clue

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PAYCUT
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Salary decreaseCrossword Clue
Downside of starting a new career path, perhapsCrossword Clue
Reduction in salaryCrossword Clue
Bad job newsCrossword Clue
What Shaq took when he moved to the HeatCrossword Clue

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PRESS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Book makerCrossword Clue
Its freedom is granted in the First AmendmentCrossword Clue
Freedom of the ___Crossword Clue
Cider-making machineCrossword Clue
MediaCrossword Clue
Word with French or benchCrossword Clue
Clear clothes lines, in a wayCrossword Clue
Media coverageCrossword Clue
Newspapers, collectivelyCrossword Clue
Word repeated in "Any ___ is good ___"Crossword Clue

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MAKELESS
8 Letters

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REDREDUCTION
12 Letters

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DIMINUENDO
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Stupid suggestion, apart from one name, from 28 to 10Crossword Clue
Stupid suggestion, apart from one name, from 28 to 10Crossword Clue
Stupid aspersion in speech, gradually losing forceCrossword Clue
Musical instruction gets unintelligent one undone, confusedCrossword Clue
Faint suggestion for audience becoming less loudCrossword Clue
Stupid slur reportedly losing forceCrossword Clue
Stupid suggestion heard for how lullabys to be playedCrossword Clue
Instruction to make less noise in barsCrossword Clue
Losing volume of stupid smutty jokes, reportedlyCrossword Clue

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IRONSIDE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
No.7 in club teamCrossword Clue
Raymond Burr crime seriesCrossword Clue
1960s-'70s detective series set in San FranciscoCrossword Clue
Detective suffering derision from press teamCrossword Clue
Detective suffering derision from press teamCrossword Clue
Senior DIs beat cop in the 60sCrossword Clue
Very brave man in club teamCrossword Clue
Man whos determined to cultivate derisionCrossword Clue
Man who's determined to cultivate derisionCrossword Clue
Supporter of Cromwell perhaps provoked derisionCrossword Clue

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CUT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Director's cryCrossword Clue
Prune, sayCrossword Clue
"___ to the chase" ("Don't ramble")Crossword Clue
___ from the same clothCrossword Clue
TrimCrossword Clue
SnipCrossword Clue
SliceCrossword Clue
Trim from the rosterCrossword Clue
"Stop filming!"Crossword Clue
A share of the moneyCrossword Clue

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MAR
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SpoilCrossword Clue
DamageCrossword Clue
Give bad marksCrossword Clue
Stain or tearCrossword Clue
National Soup It Forward Day moCrossword Clue
Scratch or stain, e.gCrossword Clue
Mo. of "Madness"Crossword Clue
SpoilCrossword Clue
DamageCrossword Clue
BlemishCrossword Clue

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EYEDROP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Remedy for some rednessCrossword Clue
Dope and rye – wasted – this’ll help you see straightCrossword Clue
Optic reliefCrossword Clue
Systane doseCrossword Clue
What may have the solution to your vision problems?Crossword Clue
Treatment of pore with dye, producing a poetic tearCrossword Clue
Ring doctor's surgery for treatmentCrossword Clue
Conjunctivitis treatmentCrossword Clue
Milkmaid involved in opening up what used to be shed, sadlyCrossword Clue
Dilating doseCrossword Clue

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FREEZE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stop dead and liberate heartless zombieCrossword Clue
*LiberatedCrossword Clue
As stated, releases stoppageCrossword Clue
Regret not wearing a coat, sayCrossword Clue
Don't move liberated zone that's been evacuatedCrossword Clue
Dont move liberated zone thats been evacuatedCrossword Clue
Don't move!Crossword Clue
Broadcast removes restrictions on moratoriumCrossword Clue
Stop movingCrossword Clue
Fix a price of zero--half of zeroCrossword Clue

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LESSON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Teacher's sessionCrossword Clue
Reduced working in period at schoolCrossword Clue
"___ learned!"Crossword Clue
Learning opportunityCrossword Clue
By inference, more off message?Crossword Clue
Teacher’s taskCrossword Clue
Classroom sessionCrossword Clue
Something to learnCrossword Clue
Reading from the Bible in churchCrossword Clue
"I've learned my ___"Crossword Clue

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SPEEDCAMERA
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
It detects law-breaking beer fans, full of energy on drugCrossword Clue
Visiting sister, went and arrived with a progress checkCrossword Clue

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STEAMIRONS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Store's main – laundry equipmentCrossword Clue
Clothes cleaners' appliancesCrossword Clue
Stick Oscar winner Jeremy in a sauna?Crossword Clue

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YABBER
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Go on and onCrossword Clue
In Oz, rabbit and retired horse live by riverCrossword Clue
Yankee priest with right to rabbit onCrossword Clue
Shrink sent back, fed with counter suggestion to talk rapidlyCrossword Clue
Babble as baby, Dancing Queen!Crossword Clue
Bray wildly about engineers gossipCrossword Clue

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FLOWERINESS
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Part of Cardiff lower in essential decorative qualityCrossword Clue

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SHORTEN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ReduceCrossword Clue
Make more briefCrossword Clue
Abbreviate or abridgeCrossword Clue
CutCrossword Clue
Cut downCrossword Clue
Get this by doing so to shore and to tendCrossword Clue
Crop damaged - not hersCrossword Clue
Cut/shaved with edges of table knifeCrossword Clue
Prune others spreading, indefinite numberCrossword Clue
Character smuggling heroin and ecstasy close to Cochin dockCrossword Clue

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WINDS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Orchestra sectionCrossword Clue
Flutes and oboes, e.gCrossword Clue
Some mahjong tilesCrossword Clue
Orchestra sectionCrossword Clue
TwistsCrossword Clue
Orchestra section meandersCrossword Clue
Hurricanes have strong onesCrossword Clue
Twists and turnsCrossword Clue
Women wearing dresses with middle cut out to show curvesCrossword Clue
Orchestra sectionCrossword Clue

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KERN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"A Fine Romance" composer JeromeCrossword Clue
Composer JeromeCrossword Clue
Adjust the spacing between, in typographyCrossword Clue
“Show Boat” composerCrossword Clue
Jerome ___ , Show Boat composer, d. 1945Crossword Clue
“Ol’ Man River” composerCrossword Clue
"Show Boat" composer JeromeCrossword Clue
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” composerCrossword Clue
Adjust the spacing between lettersCrossword Clue
"Ol' Man River" composerCrossword Clue

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ACAPNIA
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Rock tackles panic arising from gas shortageCrossword Clue

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DIPTYCH
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Drop extremely tacky church artworkCrossword Clue
Lower temperature necessary in the end above church altarpieceCrossword Clue
Lower temperature necessary in the end above church altarpieceCrossword Clue

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ANDIRON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Metal stand in a fireplaceCrossword Clue
Metal stand in a fireplaceCrossword Clue
Log support for unknown Housing DirectorCrossword Clue
FiredogCrossword Clue
Firedog regularly fanned vitriol before end of electionCrossword Clue
Woman embracing girl right in front of firedogCrossword Clue
Fireside toolCrossword Clue
Woman embracing director in front of old firedogCrossword Clue
Woman embracing director in front of old firedogCrossword Clue
Hearth item sometimes called a firedogCrossword Clue

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PIGIRON
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Crude metal used in steel productionCrossword Clue
Blast furnace outputCrossword Clue
In rough bars a lot of beer consumes benefit moneyCrossword Clue
A lot of beer consumes dole money in rough barCrossword Clue
Crude smelting productCrossword Clue
Secure banking payment, crude stuffCrossword Clue
Smelting intermediaryCrossword Clue
Blast-furnace outputCrossword Clue

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SECEDE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Formally withdrawCrossword Clue
Leave the countryCrossword Clue
Leave the country?Crossword Clue
Become a new country, in a wayCrossword Clue
Make like South Sudan in 2011Crossword Clue
Break away (from)Crossword Clue
Split from a countryCrossword Clue
Leave a unionCrossword Clue
Withdraw from a nationCrossword Clue
Break away from some predecessors, being revolutionaryCrossword Clue

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GERIATRICIAN
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Doctor specialising in the agedCrossword Clue

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INFLATION
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What has prices going up?Crossword Clue
*A drop in the bucketCrossword Clue
Moving into final act of blowing upCrossword Clue
Popular old means of decreasing, not right for an increaseCrossword Clue
Cause of increase in damage?Crossword Clue
Dilapidated inn to fail in time of price increasesCrossword Clue
Result of a blow to the economy?Crossword Clue
Rise in New York building, dropping rightCrossword Clue
Rise in New York building, dropping rightCrossword Clue
Blowing up trendy New York building - thats not rightCrossword Clue

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TRIVIALISE
10 Letters

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GLOSSYMAGAZINE
14 Letters

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ABATE

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LESSEN

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REDUCE

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WANE

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EBB

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LOWER

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DROP

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BATE

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REDUCTION

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CURTAILMENT

3 RELATED CLUES

DIMINISH

10 RELATED CLUES

DIP

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DOWNTURN

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DWINDLE

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EATINTO

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FALLOFF

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GOD

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GODOWN

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PARE

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REMIT

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REWANE

TAPER

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TAPEROFF

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CUTDOWNTOSIZE

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SHRINK

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DIET

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IRON

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SHRIVEL

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SPEND

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FADE

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PAYCUT

5 RELATED CLUES

PRESS

10 RELATED CLUES

MAKELESS

REDREDUCTION

DIMINUENDO

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IRONSIDE

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CUT

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MAR

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EYEDROP

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FREEZE

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