Squash Crossword Clue

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Squash Crossword Answer

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GOURD

(5 letters)

SMUSH

(5 letters)

CORDIAL

(7 letters)

NIX

(3 letters)

FLATTEN

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definition

SQUASH (verb)
1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
SQUASH (noun)
1. a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
2. any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

GOURD
(5 letters)
SMUSH
(5 letters)
CORDIAL
(7 letters)
NIX
(3 letters)
FLATTEN
(7 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

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31. [Clued elsewhere]

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