Following Terrible Strain Chap Becomes Acerbic Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective • tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue noun • a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals adjective satellite • sour or bitter in taste
	29%	10		One like John Nott under terrible strain - "here today and gone tomorrow"
	adjective satellite • lasting a very short time
	28%	5		Chap
	noun • a boy or man

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