Either pad or shorten a story (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Either pad or shorten a story (8) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMPRESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COMPRESS Either pad or shorten a story (8) (8)
6% TALES Stories (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 19, 2025
6% TSP Shortening used in recipes? (3)
6% TALE Story (4) Commuter Dec 17, 2025
6% GOOD It's not excellent, but not bad either (4) The Telegraph Mini Dec 16, 2025
6% ETC List shortener (3) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% HEMMED Shortened, say (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 4, 2025
6% ETAL List-shortening abbr. (4) LA Times Daily Dec 1, 2025
6% SEAT Padded bicycle part (4)
6% NOTON Either way it's unacceptable (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
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