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Toughened Up Crossword Clue
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TEMPERED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
TEMPERED
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "TEMPERED" which means:
- adjective
- • Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- • Adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element verb
- • To moderate or control.
- • To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- • To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in south asian cuisine.
- • To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- • To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- • (latinism) to govern; to manage.
- • To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.
- • To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.
- • To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She had a tempered personality, always staying calm even in difficult situations."
- • "The chef used tempered chocolate to make the perfect dessert."
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| New York Times12 Dec 1986 | Down 5 | |
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