CONTRACTION: "[something used to be]" Crossword Clue

We have the 4-letter answer for CONTRACTION: "[something used to be]" crossword clue, last seen in the Missing Letter Crossword March 16, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

CONTRACTION: "[something used to be]" Crossword Answer

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CONTRACTION (noun)
1. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
2. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
SOMETHING (noun)
1. An indeterminate or unknown event.
2. A substance or material thing, unknown indeterminate or not specified.

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More Missing Letter Crossword (3/16/2026) Answers

Across

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12. Biggest city in Ga.

13. ADJECTIVE: "silly or strange often in a way that is funny"

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17. VERB: "to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings"

20. NOUN: "either of two equal parts that compose something"

21. __ about (roughly)

22. Gem mostly found in Australia

24. NOUN: "a very large specimen of its kind"

26. PREPOSITION: "in the capacity or character of"

28. "Je ne ___ pas français" ("I don't speak French")

31. NOUN: "a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)"

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Down

1. Big investors (abbr.)

2. VERB: "to bear the expense of : take a loss on"

3. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city in west central Mexico population 1,495,189"

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5. VERB: "to reduce the effectiveness of (something, such as a character, attribute, or weapon) in a video game"

6. NOUN: "a humorous way of using [language] so that more than one meaning is suggested"

7. Feedbag morsel

8. COMBINING FORM: "wood"

14. NOUN: "an American game played between two teams of 11 players each"

15. P, to some

16. VERB: "to bark snappishly "

18. PLURAL NOUN COMBINING FORM: "animals"

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25. ABBREVIATION: "[governing body for movies]"

26. They may scramble or pass, briefly

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29. NOUN: "the fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology"

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