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| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||
verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||
| 35% | 7 | Fly family including the face fly and horn fly | ||
noun • Any fly of the family Muscidae of insects. | ||||
| 30% | 9 | Home of the Charlotte Hornets NBA team | ||
noun • the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina | ||||
Hornets Fly Around Prune
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SHORTEN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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SHORTEN
Updated: October 15, 2023
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