Shorten like a dictionary Crossword Clue

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Shorten like a dictionary Crossword Answer

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Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
2. lessen, diminish, or curtail

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person
DICTIONARY (noun)
1. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
BRIGADE

More Apple+ Crossword (3/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. Don't give much of a choice

10. New York airport named after a president

13. Compost read by psychics

14. Model ___ Harvey

15. Outdoor adventure with no backpack required

16. Gave the green light

17. Bring on new team members

18. British dictionary, for short

19. Spruces and sequoias

20. Very impressed

22. Most equitable

25. Alternative to MLA format

27. 'You and what ___?'

28. 🔮, for example

30. Boatload

34. Name that's one of the principles of Kwanzaa

35. Has a craving

36. Philip Seymour ___

39. Dungeons & Dragons monsters

40. Birth-control method put in by an OB-GYN

42. Board game about collecting mushrooms

43. "___ to Fat" (poem by Ellen Bass)

44. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Love

46. Zodiac animal for parts of March and April

48. Pure joy

49. Looks for buried treasure or information

52. Group in power

54. $ machine

56. Smile

58. Carne ___

59. 'Count me in!'

61. What often follows a "getting the team together" sequence in a movie

62. Person who might send "pupdates"

63. Red explosive block in Minecraft

64. Little brats

65. So?

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Down

1. Headfirst slide's likely result on a baseball uniform

2. ___ cotta

3. Goes as fast as possible while keeping at least one foot on the ground

4. Portuguese "hello"

5. Clown-fish son of Marlin and Coral

6. Look astonished

7. Likely person to attend a celebrity meet and greet

8. Star Wars character Kylo ___

9. Food additive that enhances umami

10. "I guess I'm the fool"

11. Charges may result from forgetting to cancel it

12. Young 'uns

14. ___ drop (share your personal history)

15. Tai ___

19. "Give it a go!"

21. Fencing weapon

23. Part of a foot that can be flat, neutral, or high

24. "Welcome me back!"

29. Punishments on online forums

30. "Yay!"

31. Process of reverting to factory settings

32. "Like I said previously ..."

33. The ___ (restaurant order)

37. Affectionate

38. Goods hauled by a train

41. That'll never happen!

45. "Time to move"

47. In the ___ of (surrounded by)

50. "Barbie" director Gerwig

51. Emoji used to signal urgency

52. Syllable in many college fight songs

53. Item not needed for chair yoga

55. A vast majority

57. Person who knows a lot about a particular subject

59. Proofs of age

60. "___ Autumn" (1941 jazz song)

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