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Making A Prune A Cakes Ingredient Crossword Clue
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SHORTENING which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SHORTENING
Updated: January 4, 2024 by Nicoli Westwood
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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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| The Guardian Everyman27 Nov 2022 | Across 9 | |
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The Guardian Cryptic -
29 Jan 2016 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Jan 2016 |
4 | Ingredient in some cakes
New York Times -
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5 | Ingredient of some cakes
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The Guardian Quick -
13 Jul 2018 | The Guardian Quick / 13 Jul 2018 |
7 | Thick paste of sugar and water, used for making sweets or icing cakes
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