Contraction Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 12, 2023

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	97%	5		Exact Match!
	noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
	96%	3		Exact Match!
	noun • a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
	90%	11		Reduction in size or volume
	noun • an increase in the density of something • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required • applying pressure

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Source	#Number	Answer
Telegraph Cross Atlantic12 Feb 2023	Across 70
New York Times11 Jul 2003	Down 6
New York Times22 Apr 1987	Across 5
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