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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 29, 2005

CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   000-24049
(Commission
file number)		   04-2372210
(IRS employer
identification no.)


200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 425-3000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On September 29, 2005 we issued a press release reporting our financial results for our fiscal quarter ended September 2, 2005. A copy of the press release is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

        The information contained in Item 2.02 of this report and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Number
   Title
99.1   September 29, 2005 press release

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Dated: September 29, 2005
 
By:
/s/  JAMES C. BURROWS      
James C. Burrows
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Number
   Title
99.1   September 29, 2005 press release

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