Shorten, as a hem Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shorten, as a hem . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAKEUP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAKEUP Shorten, as a hem (6)
95% TAKENUP Shortened, as a hem (7) Newsday Jan 25, 2018
9% HAWED Hemmed and ____ (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 10, 2025
9% BESET Hem in (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 12, 2025
8% EDIT Shorten for space (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
8% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025
8% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
8% HEDGE Hem and haw (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 13, 2025
8% SEW Hem, but not haw? (3) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
8% ONTHEFENCE Hemming and hawing (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
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