Shortening of brief illness Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shortening of brief illness featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 15, 2025. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CURTAILMENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CURTAILMENT Shortening of brief illness (11) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 15, 2025
3% LAWYER Brief (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
3% EDIT Shorten for space (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% FLU Winter illness (3)
3% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
3% INAPT Ill-fitting (5) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
3% HEMS Shortens a jacket, say (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 27, 2025
3% TAKEUP Shorten a garment (4,2) (6) Mirror Classic Sep 21, 2025
3% AIL Be ill (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
3% ABRIDGE Shorten (7) (7) Mirror Classic Sep 16, 2025

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