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verb • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen, diminish, or curtail | ||||
| 28% | 11 | Characteristic of two or more things crossing or crossing paths | ||
noun • covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | ||||
| 26% | 15 | Pedestrian crossing with a bird-shaped crossing sign | ||
noun • an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians | ||||
Shorten A River Crossing
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ABRIDGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ABRIDGE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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