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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Get smaller and lighter last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAPER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAPER Get smaller and lighter (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 6, 2023
3% VIOLA Cello's smaller relative (5) Newsday Feb 2, 2026
3% BIC Brand of pens and lighters (3)
3% ONA "___ lighter note ...": 2 wds. (3)
3% LESS Smaller amount (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 18, 2026
3% GRAYED ___ out (displayed in a lighter font) (6) Universal Jan 7, 2026
3% OBOE Bassoon's smaller kin (4)
3% BUTANE Fluid for a lighter (6) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
3% DWINDLES Gets smaller (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
2% TOENAILSCISSORS They make low digits smaller (15) New York Times Feb 7, 2026

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