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Baking Ingredient Used Multiple Times In This Puzzle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHORTENING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHORTENING

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199%10Exact Match!
235%4 The sum of the digits of any multiple of ___ is a multiple of ___ (arithmetic curiosity)
333%5 Like many baking sheets before baking

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SHORTENING" which means:

    noun
  • • Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
  • • Act of decreasing in length
  • verb
  • • To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  • • To become shorter.
  • • To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
  • • To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
  • • To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
  • • To take in the slack of (a rope).
  • • To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I need to buy some shortening for the cake recipe."
  • • "The shortening makes the dough easier to work with."

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New York Times17 Aug 2023 Across 60
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