Cut short, at 8-Down Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABORT Cut short, at 8-Down (5) USA Today Feb 10, 2018
10% CROP Cut short (4) Commuter Jan 14, 2026
10% HEWN Cut down (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
10% ABORTS Cuts short (6) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
9% CURTSIES Short sides, centre cut into bobs (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
9% CHA Tea and conversation cut short (3) The Times Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
9% BOBBED Of hair, cut short (6) (6) The Sun Mini Dec 6, 2025
9% TKOS They cut bouts short, for short (4) New York Times Nov 22, 2025
9% BOB Short cut (3) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
9% CTRLX Shortcut for "cut," for short (5) New York Times Mini Nov 12, 2025

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