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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 41% | 7 | To shrink or shrink away from someone or something threatening or intimidating | |
3 | 21% | 5 | Italian word for “dry”, used to refer to a technique of mural painting on dried lime plaster as opposed to fresh or “fresco”; or, dry wine | |
Dry Up And Shrink Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "WIZEN" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness verb
- • To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness. adjective
- • Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The hot desert sun will wizen your skin if you don't protect it with sunscreen."
- • "Leaving the fruit out in the open caused it to wizen and become wrinkled."
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New York Times11 Feb 1996 | Across 80 | |
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7 | To shrink or shrink away from someone or something threatening or intimidating |