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Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 31 Jul 2004

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CONSTRICT
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Running about at first, getting severe crampCrossword Clue
Check fraud by firmCrossword Clue
Harsh after Tory squeezeCrossword Clue
Squeeze Tory hardCrossword Clue
Against reaching absolute limitCrossword Clue
Inhibit firm led by right-wing politicianCrossword Clue
Study rigorous contractCrossword Clue
Prisoners taken for a ride, reportedly squeeze upCrossword Clue
Make narrowerCrossword Clue

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GIRD
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Secure with a beltCrossword Clue
Prepare (oneself) for a challengeCrossword Clue
Prepare for actionCrossword Clue
EncircleCrossword Clue
Steel for the battleCrossword Clue
Steel (oneself)Crossword Clue
Fasten with a beltCrossword Clue
Bind with something circularCrossword Clue

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TENSEUP
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
React to a sensitive subject, sayCrossword Clue
React in panicCrossword Clue
Become stiff or tightCrossword Clue
ClenchCrossword Clue
Rebellious set cuffing suspect seen to get nervousCrossword Clue
Stiffen in fearCrossword Clue
Become nervousCrossword Clue
FreezeCrossword Clue

89%
FLEX
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ContractCrossword Clue
Bend an elbow, sayCrossword Clue
"Weird ___, but OK"Crossword Clue
Show off, in slangCrossword Clue
Show off one's musclesCrossword Clue
Show off, as a bicepCrossword Clue
Show the strength ofCrossword Clue
Show off one's musclesCrossword Clue
Become bentCrossword Clue
Show off, as one’s bicepsCrossword Clue

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FIRM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Law groupCrossword Clue
Like some handshakes and mattressesCrossword Clue
UnyieldingCrossword Clue
Mattress specificationCrossword Clue
Stable companyCrossword Clue
Mattress optionCrossword Clue
Mattress specificationCrossword Clue
Like some handshakesCrossword Clue
Like cheddar, but not brieCrossword Clue
Mattress optionCrossword Clue

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TENSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
On pins and needlesCrossword Clue
On edgeCrossword Clue
On edgeCrossword Clue
On edgeCrossword Clue
On edgeCrossword Clue
Nerve-wrackingCrossword Clue
Like fans during a tight championship gameCrossword Clue
Imperfect, e.gCrossword Clue
Past, present or futureCrossword Clue
In need of deep breathsCrossword Clue

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CINCH
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sure thingCrossword Clue
Simple task overall commander finds hardCrossword Clue
Breeze — picnicCrossword Clue
Church gathering incorporated piece of cakeCrossword Clue
A piece of cakeCrossword Clue
Sure thingCrossword Clue
At hotel, commander gets piece of cakeCrossword Clue
At hotel, commander gets piece of cakeCrossword Clue
SnapCrossword Clue
Piece of cakeCrossword Clue

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EDIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mark up, like textCrossword Clue
Word processor menu headingCrossword Clue
Polish languageCrossword Clue
Photoshop, sayCrossword Clue
Make tweaks to a textCrossword Clue
Rephrase, sayCrossword Clue
Button added to Apple's Messages app in 2022Crossword Clue
Make a long story shortCrossword Clue
Polish up an essayCrossword Clue
Use a red pen, sayCrossword Clue

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FRAP
4 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Local strike force on criminal chargeCrossword Clue

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LACE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frilly fabricCrossword Clue
Doily materialCrossword Clue
Delicate fabricCrossword Clue
Garter trimCrossword Clue
Mantilla makeupCrossword Clue
Wedding dress fabric optionCrossword Clue
Intermediate crocheting projectCrossword Clue
See 2Crossword Clue
Tie, as shoesCrossword Clue
IntertwineCrossword Clue

84%
RETIE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Knot againCrossword Clue
Fix, as a bowCrossword Clue
Adjust, as an apronCrossword Clue
Lace again, as shoelacesCrossword Clue
Knot again!Crossword Clue
Fix, as a bowlineCrossword Clue
Once again, secure some suretiesCrossword Clue
Adjust an ascotCrossword Clue
Fix, as a bowCrossword Clue
Fix, as shoelacesCrossword Clue

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STIFFEN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
HardenCrossword Clue
Tense upCrossword Clue
SetCrossword Clue
React to an insult, maybeCrossword Clue
Set tailors up on wet landCrossword Clue
Avtaar ditches sons snack filled with essence of wheat starchCrossword Clue
Make firm series of points to clinch argumentCrossword Clue
Make firm points to clinch argumentCrossword Clue
Difference between three points is setCrossword Clue
During lovers tiff, entitled to tense up suddenlyCrossword Clue

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CLOSEIN
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Converge (on)Crossword Clue
Prepare to capture, maybeCrossword Clue
Shorten to make tight and fashionableCrossword Clue
Converge onCrossword Clue

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CLOSERANKS
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Grouches protecting ditch unite in solidarity (5, 5)Crossword Clue
Unite in order to defend common interestsCrossword Clue

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KERN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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
"Ol' Man River" composer JeromeCrossword Clue

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PEG
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wooden pinCrossword Clue
A square ___ in a round holeCrossword Clue
Cribbage markerCrossword Clue
Dowel, e.gCrossword Clue
Knob on a violaCrossword Clue
Cribbage pieceCrossword Clue
Mastermind game pieceCrossword Clue
Battleship game pieceCrossword Clue
Mastermind game pieceCrossword Clue
Hard throw, in baseballCrossword Clue

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RELACE
6 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Do up again, as a corsetCrossword Clue
Adjust, as skatesCrossword Clue
Tighten, as sneakersCrossword Clue

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RETENSE
7 Letters

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SIZE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number on a clothing tagCrossword Clue
L or M, but not N or OCrossword Clue
Small, medium, or largeCrossword Clue
Medium, e.gCrossword Clue
XXS or XXL, for exampleCrossword Clue
T-shirt specificationCrossword Clue
L, e.gCrossword Clue
MagnitudeCrossword Clue
Shoe salesman’s questionCrossword Clue
DimensionsCrossword Clue

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SKIMP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pinch penniesCrossword Clue
Cut cornersCrossword Clue
Pinch penniesCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Cut costs, bound to save money, initiallyCrossword Clue
Cut corners, putting top of mattress in refuse containerCrossword Clue
Cut cornersCrossword Clue
Be cheap, sayCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Economise, writing novel in health resort, mostlyCrossword Clue

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TUNE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Get ready to hit all the right notes?Crossword Clue
Adjust the pitch ofCrossword Clue
What a whistler whistlesCrossword Clue
Pull some strings?Crossword Clue
AirCrossword Clue
MelodyCrossword Clue
AdjustCrossword Clue
Pull some strings, say?Crossword Clue
Twist a peg on a guitar, sayCrossword Clue
Adjust for pitchCrossword Clue

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WIND
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gale or breezeCrossword Clue
Weather forecastCrossword Clue
Current problem for baby?Crossword Clue
Kite lifterCrossword Clue
Victory by Germany’s a breezeCrossword Clue
Flexible cone showing the direction of breezesCrossword Clue
Weather issueCrossword Clue
*Renewable energy source … and the end of the word ladderCrossword Clue
Blustery subjectCrossword Clue
"Chime" or "chill" beginningCrossword Clue

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SCREWDRIVER
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cocktail of vodka and orange juiceCrossword Clue
Drink cheat — one who should avoid booze?Crossword Clue
Tool making company located near golf club beyond the west end of SloughCrossword Clue
In South Germany, sailors on Rhine perhaps delivering drinkCrossword Clue
In South Germany, sailors on Rhine perhaps delivering drinkCrossword Clue
Turners drinkCrossword Clue
Chauffeur for a prison guard?Crossword Clue
Money earned by cabbie? That should turn some heads!Crossword Clue
Cocktail prison officer finally enjoyed on Thames, perhaps?Crossword Clue
Vodka and orange juiceCrossword Clue

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KNIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Make a sweaterCrossword Clue
Join together, as bonesCrossword Clue
Make a scarf, sayCrossword Clue
Contract upset Martin Kemp to some extentCrossword Clue
Do some needleworkCrossword Clue
Like some fabricsCrossword Clue
Make mittensCrossword Clue
Make a scarfCrossword Clue
Make clothesCrossword Clue
Make a shawlCrossword 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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CUTBACK
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Reduction in expenditureCrossword Clue
Saving Trades Union Congress apparentlyCrossword Clue

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CUTCORNERS
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
How to make a round table in the cheapest manner?Crossword Clue
Save time by skipping important stepsCrossword Clue
Do a sloppy job, perhapsCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue

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RETUNE
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Adjust the pitch of againCrossword Clue
Adjust for a second set, sayCrossword Clue
Prepare to play after a breakCrossword Clue
Make final adjustments to, as a concert pianoCrossword Clue

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ABRIDGE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ShortenCrossword Clue
ShortenCrossword Clue
Shorten a gameCrossword Clue
Cut, a bit of a fiddleCrossword Clue
Diminish — curtailCrossword Clue
A prospective partner lands government contractCrossword Clue
Contract could be a game of cardsCrossword Clue
TrimCrossword Clue
A marriage partners accepting last part of wedding contractCrossword Clue
Shorten a connectionCrossword Clue

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STINT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Job in the gig economyCrossword Clue
Period of workCrossword Clue
StretchCrossword Clue
StretchCrossword Clue
Stretch of workCrossword Clue
Time on a jobCrossword Clue
Period of timeCrossword Clue
Time spent workingCrossword Clue
Time at a jobCrossword Clue
StayCrossword Clue

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LOCKNUT
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Security device — not luckCrossword Clue
Does it securely fasten curled hair to head?Crossword Clue
Fastener that resists looseningCrossword Clue
It prevents loosening of hair on headCrossword Clue
Item for securing hair on headCrossword Clue

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SVELTE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SlenderCrossword Clue
SlenderCrossword Clue
Elegant articles taken from bar near midnight?Crossword Clue
WillowyCrossword Clue
Delicate and refinedCrossword Clue
Attractively thin and stylishCrossword Clue
LitheCrossword Clue
Slender volume bound in steel, unexpectedlyCrossword Clue
Slender volume bound in steel, unexpectedlyCrossword Clue
Slim and elegantCrossword Clue

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CONSTRICT

9 RELATED CLUES

GIRD

8 RELATED CLUES

TENSEUP

8 RELATED CLUES

FLEX

10 RELATED CLUES

FIRM

10 RELATED CLUES

TENSE

10 RELATED CLUES

CINCH

10 RELATED CLUES

EDIT

10 RELATED CLUES

FRAP

1 RELATED CLUES

LACE

10 RELATED CLUES

RETIE

10 RELATED CLUES

STIFFEN

10 RELATED CLUES

CLOSEIN

4 RELATED CLUES

CLOSERANKS

2 RELATED CLUES

KERN

10 RELATED CLUES

PEG

10 RELATED CLUES

RELACE

3 RELATED CLUES

RETENSE

SIZE

10 RELATED CLUES

SKIMP

10 RELATED CLUES

TUNE

10 RELATED CLUES

WIND

10 RELATED CLUES

SCREWDRIVER

10 RELATED CLUES

KNIT

10 RELATED CLUES

SCRIMP

10 RELATED CLUES

CUTBACK

2 RELATED CLUES

CUTCORNERS

4 RELATED CLUES

RETUNE

4 RELATED CLUES

ABRIDGE

10 RELATED CLUES

STINT

10 RELATED CLUES

LOCKNUT

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SVELTE

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