Wearing down or sharpening up Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wearing down or sharpening up . 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 GRINDING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GRINDING Wearing down or sharpening up (8)
3% INSHORT Wearing no shirt, to sum up (2,5) (7) Mirror Cryptic Jun 22, 2026
3% RUNG Step up or down (4) LA Times Daily Jun 20, 2026
3% HONE Sharpen (4) LA Times Daily Jun 18, 2026
3% SAD Run endlessly up and down (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 13, 2026
3% UNDERSTAND Get down: get up (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 11, 2026
3% OE --> ____, wear it!" (2) USA Today Quick Jun 1, 2026
3% FITS --> ____, wear it!" (4) USA Today Quick Jun 1, 2026
3% WHET Sharpen (4) The Atlantic May 31, 2026
3% HONES Sharpens (5) LA Times Mini May 23, 2026
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