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SPHINCTERRinglike muscle whose contraction narrows or shuts an orifice
SPHINCTERSRinglike muscles able to contract (10)
BANGSSlams / strikes or shuts noisily
PENSDraws up or shuts up (4)
WINKMomentarily shut an eye (4)
SPECULAMetal instruments that are used to dilate an orifice (7)
LIPRim of an orifice
INLETAn orifice
FLEXORA muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb (6)
ELEVATORMuscle whose contraction raises a part of the body (8)
ROTATOR(GKN) Any muscle whose contraction turns a part of the body on its axis (7)
FLEXORSMuscles whose contractions serve to bend joints or limbs (7)
STRIPWord meaning denude, doff, peel, tear off or unclothe; or, a band, belt, rasher, ribbon, sash, shred, thong or other line-like narrow or torn-off piece (5)
SOLEUSA muscle whose major action is flexion of the ankle joint (6)
INSULARNarrow or prejudiced in feelings, ideas or manners (7)
SQUEEZEManage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space (7)
HEARTMuscular organ in vertebrates whose contractions propel the blood through the circulatory system
CONSTRICTMake narrow or tight (9)
COMBNarrow or wide-toothed detangler
ATOLLA road tax for a ringlike island