Shorten by cutting. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shorten by cutting . 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 TRUNCATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUNCATE Shorten by cutting (8)
25% CURTAIL Shorten or cut rail that's tangled up (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 18, 2018
23% HAIRSTYLE One in Harley Street shortened hideous cut (9)
4% EDITDOWN Shorten in the cutting room (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
4% UNCUT Not shortened (5) Newsday Jul 22, 2025
4% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) The Telegraph Quick Jul 3, 2025
3% MOWING Cutting (the grass) (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 8, 2025
3% SEVER Cut (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
3% CARVE Cut, as a turkey (5) Universal Sep 4, 2025
3% ETC List-shortening abbr. (3) Newsday Sep 3, 2025
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