Looking for roof-beam to be shortened at one end (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Looking for roof-beam to be shortened at one end (5) 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 AFTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AFTER Looking for roof-beam to be shortened at one end (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 3, 2024
6% SHONE Beamed (5) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
6% EDIT Shorten for space (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
6% RAY Beam (3) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
6% LASER Bright beam (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 4, 2025
6% LASE Zap with a beam (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 22, 2025
6% RAIL Grinding beam (4) TV Sep 21, 2025
6% ATOP On the roof of (4) Universal Sep 17, 2025
6% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025
6% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025

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