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Other crossword clues for answer "SHRANK"

SHRANK
Grew smaller
Shied away (from)
Withdrew
Didn't rise to the occasion
Contracted
Downsized
Fared badly in a dryer
Shouldn't have been in the dryer, maybe
Recoiled
Cowered
Dwindled
Got smaller
Betrayed fear
Got smaller in the wash
Shriveled
Reduced
Quailed.
Flinched.
Contradicted.
Drew back (from).
Drew back
Diminished
Opposite of expanded
Became smaller
U-turn from expanded
Shouldn't have been in the dryer?
Succeeded on a crash diet?
Got shorter
Shouldn't have been in the dryer, perhaps