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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

APT
Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

LOW
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

SUM
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

OUT
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"

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COPY
Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

CORE
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"

CURT
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

GIST
The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

MEAT
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

PITH
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

5 letters

ALERT
A warning serves to make you more alert to danger

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

COUNT
The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

CRISP
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

PITHY
Concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

READY
Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

SCORE
A seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

STORY
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

SWIFT
Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

TERSE
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

TIGHT
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

BRIEF
A condensed written summary or abstract

RECAP
A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads

INNER
Located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

SUMUP
Give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

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DIGEST
Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

APERCU
A short synopsis

RESUME
Take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"

PRECIS
Make a summary (of)

ABRUPT
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

CENSUS
A periodic count of the population

DOCKED

LITTLE
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

PROMPT
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

PRUNED

REHASH
Old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"

REVIEW
A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

SPEEDY
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

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ACCOUNT
A statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

BRUSQUE
Marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"

CLIPPED
Cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

CONCISE
Expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

CURSORY
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

ELISION
A deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

ESSENCE
A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

HISTORY
A record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

INSTANT
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"

LACONIC
Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"

PASSING
Allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

POINTED
Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

RECITAL
Performance of music or dance especially by soloists

RECOUNT
An additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election

REISSUE
A publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

REPRINT
A publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

ROUNDUP
Seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"

SPARTAN
A resident of Sparta

SUMMING

SYNCOPE
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

EPITOME
A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

RUNDOWN
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)

COMPACT
A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

OUTLINE
A schematic or preliminary plan

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OVERVIEW
A general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"

SUCCINCT
Briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

DRUMHEAD
A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

SCENARIO
An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

ABSTRACT
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

SYNOPSIS
A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

ABRIDGED
(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

ACCOUNTS

CRITIQUE
An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

DECISIVE
Determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"

ELLIPSIS
Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

ELLIPTIC
(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse

PUNCTUAL
Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

RESERVED
Marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

SYNOPTIC
Presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament; "synoptic sayings"

TACITURN
Habitually reserved and uncommunicative

10 letters

ABRIDGMENT
A shortened version of a written work

11 letters

ABBREVIATED
(of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"

PERFUNCTORY
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

COMPENDIOUS
Briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

TELESCOPING

SENTENTIOUS
Concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

RESTATEMENT
A revised statement

REITERATION
The act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof)

EXPEDITIOUS
Marked by speed and efficiency

ELABORATION
Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"

CURTAILMENT
The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

COMPRESSION
Applying pressure

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ABBREVIATION
Shortening something by omitting parts of it

CAPITULATION
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

CONDENSATION
The act of increasing the density of something

DWELLINGUPON

EPIGRAMMATIC
Terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"