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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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PAD
Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"

SAP
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

LAY
Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"

AID
The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

FIT
The manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

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WARP
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

TAME
Very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

VARY
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

VEER
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

TACK
Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

HELP
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

JIBE
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

LULL
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

NUMB
Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

FLOP
The act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

CHOP
A grounder that bounces high in the air

DUMB
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

DULL
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

CALM
Wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

BATE
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

EASE
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

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UNMAN
Cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"

STUPE
A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"

SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

SLAKE
Make less active or intense

SOBER
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

SHAKE
Undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

RENEW
Cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market"

SALVE
Anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"

REFIT
Outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)

REMIT
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

RELAX
Cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

QUELL
Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

LIMIT
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

LOOSE
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

MINCE
Cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"

LETUP
Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"

CRAMP
A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

GRUEL
A thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

HEDGE
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

COLOR
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

BLUNT
Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

BOXIN
Enclose or confine as if in a box

BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

ALTER
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

ABATE
Make less active or intense

ADAPT
Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

ALLAY
Lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

STILL
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"

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ADJUST
Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

SOFTEN
Make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

WORSEN
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

UNBEND
Free from flexure; "unbend a bow"

SUBDUE
Correct by punishment or discipline

TEMPER
The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

SWERVE
The act of turning aside suddenly

SEASON
A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

SMOOTH
The act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

STIFLE
Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

SOLACE
The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her"

REVIVE
Restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

REMAKE
Creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"

REVAMP
To patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"

REMEDY
Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

REDUCE
Take off weight

NARROW
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

PACIFY
Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

RATTLE
Loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

OBTUND
Reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"

MUTATE
Undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

LOOSEN
Become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

MODIFY
Add a modifier to a constituent

LENIFY
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

EXCUSE
A poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

FOMENT
Try to stir up public opinion

IGNORE
Be ignorant of or in the dark about

LEAVEN
Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"

DEADEN
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"

DEFORM
Become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

DILUTE
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"

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EASEUP
Reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"

BETTER
The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

CHANGE
The action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

DAMPEN
Check; keep in check (a fire)

BENUMB
Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"

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BREAKUP
Laugh unrestrainedly

UNBRACE
Remove from tension

UNNERVE
Disturb the composure of

VARNISH
A coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

SWEETEN
Make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"

SLACKEN
Become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

SUBVERT
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

SLACKUP
Make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

SHAKEUP
Make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows"