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2 | 43% | 8 | Banking technique used in snooker to pot a ball | |
3 | 39% | 5 | Pot snooker ball first in lyricist's emblem of home? | |
Miscue On A Snooker Ball And Lose A Pot Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "REDUCE" which means:
- verb
- • Cut down on; make a reduction in
- • Make less complex
- • Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- • Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- • Lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- • Be the essential element
- • Reduce in size; reduce physically
- • Lessen and make more modest
- • Make smaller
- • To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- • Narrow or limit
- • Put down by force or intimidation
- • Undergo meiosis
- • Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- • Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- • Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- • Be cooked until very little liquid is left
- • Cook until very little liquid is left
- • Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- • Take off weight
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to reduce my calorie intake to lose weight."
- • "We should reduce the amount of plastic we use."
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The Guardian Cryptic27 Dec 2005 | Down 8 | |
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