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Curtail D
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Reduce to small pieces -> Smile
2. Slide without control -> Glide on snow
3. Fertilized plant ovule -> Perceive visually
4. Facial hair -> Massive hairy mammal
5. Group of animals -> Female pronoun
6. Small building for tools -> Female pronoun
7. Repair; fix -> Adult males
8. Cut into cubes -> Game cubes
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Reduce to small pieces -> Smile
2. Slide without control -> Glide on snow
3. Fertilized plant ovule -> Perceive visually
4. Facial hair -> Massive hairy mammal
5. Group of animals -> Female pronoun
6. Small building for tools -> Female pronoun
7. Repair; fix -> Adult males
8. Cut into cubes -> Game cubes
Hint
The words start with these letters:1. G
2. S
3. S
4. B
5. H
6. S
7. M
8. D
Answer
1. Grind -> Grin2. Skid -> Ski
3. Seed -> See
4. Beard -> Bear
5. Herd -> Her
6. Shed -> She
7. Mend -> Men
8. Diced -> Dice
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