Tricky In The Extreme Shorten It Drastically Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	adjective satellite • bristling with perplexities • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
	33%	7		Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across
	adjective satellite • indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading • characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive • deviating from a straight course
	24%	7		To weaken or collapse drastically
	verb • fall apart • break or fall apart into fragments • fall into decay or ruin

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