Makes the short long (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Makes the short long (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DILATES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DILATES Makes the short long (7) (7)
13% EDIT Make a long story short, say (4) USA Today Oct 6, 2025
12% SUB Long sandwich, for short (3)
11% TREX Dino with long teeth and short arms (4) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
11% ACHES Longs for a short game (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
10% ECLAIR Long longed-for cake (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025
10% YEN Longing (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
10% YENS Longings (4) Universal Oct 15, 2025
10% AGO Long ___ (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
10% BYEBYE "So long!" (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
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