Move That Shortens The Game A Little

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	noun • an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker • a maneuver in a game or conversation • a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
	27%	11		One who shortens words or phrases
	noun • one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work
	27%	8		One who shortens a book or play
	noun • one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work

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The Guardian Cryptic05 Aug 2002	Down 20
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