Pad or shorten a story? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pad or shorten a story? last seen in Telegraph 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMPRESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COMPRESS Pad or shorten a story? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 14, 2016
7% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025
7% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
7% UNCUT Not shortened (5) Newsday Jul 22, 2025
6% SETTEE Long padded seat (6) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2025
6% ALIBI Detective story? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
6% STEEL Soap-pad material (5) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
6% ATE Enjoyed some pad thai (3) USA Today Sep 28, 2025
6% HEMS Shortens a jacket, say (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 27, 2025
6% HELI Prefix used with "copter" or "pad" (4)

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