Make a long story short Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make a long story short last seen in USA Today 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EDIT.

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6 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
EDIT Make a long story short (4) USA Today Apr 21, 2025
CUTTOTHECHASE Make a long story short (13) New York Times Feb 4, 2023
GETTOTHEPOINT Make a long story short (13) Eugene Sheffer Sep 13, 2017
ABRIDGE Make a long story short (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2016
RECAP Make a long story short (5)
SUMUP Make a long story short (5)

34 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
43% EDITS Makes a long story short? (5) New York Times Oct 2, 2023
43% SOTO "___ make a long story short ..." (4)
43% DIGEST It makes a long story short (6)
43% BIO It makes a long story short (3)
39% YADDA "To make a long story short" word (5)
39% INDETAIL Without making a long story short (8)
35% TMI Letters that might make a long story short? (3) New York Times Dec 22, 2023
35% BOOKEDITOR Someone who makes a long story short? (10) Universal Feb 22, 2021
32% EDITOR Person who may make a long story short (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2024
27% PRESSMAN Mill worker has a job making a long story short perhaps (8)

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This clue is a play on the common phrase "cut to the chase," which means to get to the point or the most important part of something. In this context, "Make a long story short" hints at the need to be concise, leading to the answer "CUTTOTHECHASE."