Shortens Sail Crossword Clue

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	noun • a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese • a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water • one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind verb • lower and bring partially inboard • roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area • reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
	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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New York Times01 Aug 1988	Across 42
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