CONTRACTION: "[that thing] would" Crossword Clue

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CONTRACTION: "[that thing] would" 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)
THING (noun)
1. a vaguely specified concern
2. an action

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17. PHRASE: "very rare"

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36. Small, cutesy-style

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38. Pictures, in Potsdam

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