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Answer: brew


Clue Length Answer
Contrive4 lettersplan
  1. Definition: 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

Contrive4 lettersform
  1. Definition: 1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;

Contrive4 lettersbrew
  1. Definition: 1. sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

Contrive5 lettersthink
  1. Definition: 1. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"

Contrive5 lettersadapt
  1. Definition: 1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

Contrive5 lettersspawn
  1. Definition: 1. lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

Contrive5 lettersstage
  1. Definition: 1. a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"

Contrive5 lettersshape
  1. Definition: 1. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

Contrive5 lettersswing
  1. Definition: 1. be a social swinger; socialize a lot

Contrive5 lettersginup

    Contrive6 lettersdesign
    1. Definition: 1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "

    Contrive6 lettersadjust
    1. Definition: 1. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

    Contrive6 lettersstrike
    1. Definition: 1. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

    Contrive6 lettersdevise
    1. Definition: 1. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

    Contrive6 lettersmanage
    1. Definition: 1. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

    Contrive6 lettersscheme
    1. Definition: 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

    Contrive6 lettershandle
    1. Definition: 1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

    Contrive6 lettersinvent
    1. Definition: 1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

    Contrive6 letterswangle
    1. Definition: 1. an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

    Contrive6 lettersset-up

      Contrive6 letterscookup

        Contrive7 lettersprovoke
        1. Definition: 1. annoy continually or chronically;

        Contrive7 lettersprocure
        1. Definition: 1. arrange for sexual partners for others

        Contrive7 lettersproject
        1. Definition: 1. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

        Contrive7 lettersprogram
        1. Definition: 1. an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"

        Contrive7 letterssucceed
        1. Definition: 1. be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

        Contrive7 letterswork-up

          Contrive7 lettersarrange
          1. Definition: 1. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

          Contrive7 lettersconcert
          1. Definition: 1. a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

          Contrive7 lettersacquire
          1. Definition: 1. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard";

          Contrive8 lettersturn-out

            Contrive8 lettersshape-up

              Contrive8 lettersengineer
              1. Definition: 1. a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

              Contrive8 lettersschedule
              1. Definition: 1. make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon"

              Contrive8 lettersthink-up

                Contrive8 letterswork-out

                  Contrive8 lettersmaneuvre

                    Contrive8 lettersdiscover
                    1. Definition: 1. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

                    Contrive8 lettersput-over

                      Contrive8 lettersstack-up

                        Contrive9 lettersprocreate
                        1. Definition: 1. have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"

                        Contrive9 lettersmanoeuvre
                        1. Definition: 1. an action aimed at evading an opponent

                        Contrive9 lettersmachinate
                        1. Definition: 1. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"

                        Contrive9 lettersfabricate
                        1. Definition: 1. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"

                        Contrive9 lettersencourage
                        1. Definition: 1. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

                        Contrive10 lettersprearrange
                        1. Definition: 1. arrange beforehand

                        Contrive10 lettersstrike-out

                          Contrive11 lettersrationalize

                            Contrive11 letterssystematize

                              Contrive11 lettersput-through

                                Contrive12 lettersscrape-along

                                  Contrive12 letterspull-strings


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