Raises The Hem Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
	37%	6		Raises or lowers a hem, say
	verb • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence • make an alteration to • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby • remove the ovaries of
	23%	7		Hem in
	verb • surround so as to force to give up • cause to feel distressed or worried • harass, as with questions or requests

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New York Times04 Dec 1993	Across 17
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