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Neily | 09:57 Sun 26th Apr 2015 | Crosswords
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Very grateful for help with my last one. 23dn:"Mentioned stupid reductions in size (5). I have D-N-S.
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dent dɛnt/ noun 1. a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure. "there was a hideous dent in the front passenger door" synonyms: indentation, dint, dimple, dip, depression, hollow, crater, pit, trough; rareconcavity "her hat had a dent at the crown" 2. a reduction in amount or size. "he has barely made a dent in the poverty rate" synonyms:...
10:04 Sun 26th Apr 2015
Dunts?
That's what I thought but Chambers does not give that as a definition.
Dents
dents, sounds like dense.
dent
dɛnt/
noun
1.
a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure.
"there was a hideous dent in the front passenger door"
synonyms: indentation, dint, dimple, dip, depression, hollow, crater, pit, trough; rareconcavity
"her hat had a dent at the crown"
2.
a reduction in amount or size.
"he has barely made a dent in the poverty rate"
synonyms: reduction, depletion, deduction, cut, hole
"lawyers' fees will make a nasty dent in their finances"
antonyms: increase
of course, silly me. ;)
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Many thanks - for the answer and the explanation.
You're welcome and thanks :)

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