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Muscular Contraction Curtailed Runner Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 176 possible answers.
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CRAM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CRAM
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "CRAM" which means:
- verb
- • Crowd or pack to capacity
- • Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- • Study intensively, as before an exam
- • Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam noun
- • The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- • Information hastily memorized.
- • A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- • (british slang) a lie; a falsehood.
- • A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- • A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to cram for my history exam tomorrow."
- • "She had to cram all night to finish her research paper."
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Clue Last Found In...
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| The Guardian Cryptic12 Jun 2001 | Down 24 | |
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