Shortened, and the letters missing from the starred answers Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shortened, and the letters missing from the starred answers last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 ABRIDGED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ABRIDGED Shortened, and the letters missing from the starred answers (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 10, 2020
6% ARE Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
6% YOUDOYOU Encouragement of individuality ... or a hint to a letter, a word and another letter within each starred clue's answer (8) Universal Oct 13, 2025
6% EDIT Shorten for space (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
6% GPS The fitting missing letters in _OOGLE MA_ _ (3) New York Times Mini Oct 3, 2025
6% CHEERYOS Theme of the starred clues' answers (8) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
6% IOU Letters from a debtor (3) The Atlantic Sep 20, 2025
6% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025
6% LARD Sort of shortening (4) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
6% USERS Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _" (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2025

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