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noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) verb • undergo atrophy | ||||||||
| 34% | 11 | The process of wasting or wasting away | ||||||
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| 25% | 8 | The prize awarded for winning a Nobel Prize | ||||||
noun • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 adjective satellite • denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units | ||||||||
Wasting Of A Prize
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ATROPHY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ATROPHY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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