“➡A person who enjoys books or magazines: Reader

➡An object or article: Item

➡Competitive event or contest: Tournament

➡Compound of oxygen with other elements: Oxide

➡Domesticated pig: Hog

➡Fuss or commotion: Ado

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Crossword solver’s choice: Pencil

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Mortal measure: Lifespan

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Red residue of a mother’s kiss: Lipstick

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Student need: Eraser

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Supply for blackboards: Chalk

➡Gets Smaller Over Time: Word after cell or wall: Phone

➡Improvement in quality or condition: Betterment

➡In a state of slumber: Asleep

➡Infant or very young child: Baby

➡Intelligent or having a quick-witted mind: Smart

➡Large domesticated farm animals raised for their meat or milk: Cattle

➡List of food and drink options at a restaurant: Menus

➡Long, sturdy support structures: Beams

➡Not new; aged: Old

➡Nutty snacks often used in baking: Almonds

➡Past participle of “lie” meaning “resting horizontally”: Lain

➡People participating in a game: Players

➡Person who abstains from using animal products: Vegan

➡Pleasant or agreeable in manner or appearance: Nice

➡Previously owned or utilized: USED

➡Process of keeping track of points in a game or competition: Scoring

➡Relating to a religious doctrine: Doctrinal

➡Sending troops or resources to a specific location: Deployments

➡Severe and sudden: Drastic

➡Small, social insect: Ant

➡Smooth and rich in texture: Creamy

➡Son of a monarch: Prince

➡The chance of danger or loss: Risk

➡Thick, fatty part of milk used in cooking or as a moisturizer: Cream

➡To control or utilize something for a specific purpose: Harnessed

➡To decide or announce that something will not take place: Cancel

➡To move slowly and quietly, often in a creepy way: Creep

➡Treatment for addiction or injury: REHAB

➡Unyielding or stubborn: Adamant
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