Cut down - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Cut down?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Cut down is AXED. Other possible answers include ABBREVIATE, ABRIDGE, FELL, HEWED, MOWN, PARED, SHORTEN, SLAY.

Q: How many solutions are there for Cut down?

We have found 9 possible answers for the crossword clue Cut down.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Cut down?

Clues like Cut down often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Daily Telegraph GK, Daily Star, The Observer Azed, Daily Mirror, The Observer Speedy, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 22/03/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Cut down.

10 letter answer(s) to cut down

ABBREVIATE

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"

7 letter answer(s) to cut down

ABRIDGE

Abridge is a village in Essex, England. It is on the River Roding, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the county town of Chelmsford.
lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

SHORTEN

become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

4 letter answer(s) to cut down

AXED

chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"
terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

FELL

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
A high and barren landscape or moor. From the Old Norse for a mountain.
assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"
be cast down; "his eyes fell"
be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

MOWN

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay"
cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"
make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"

SLAY

kill intentionally and with premeditation;

5 letter answer(s) to cut down

HEWED

Past tense of to hew: axed, chopped

PARED

cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
decrease gradually or bit by bit
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
strip the skin off; "pare apples"
Trim, clip

Frequently asked questions about ‘Cut down’

What's the best solution for Cut down?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Cut down is AXED. Other possible answers include ABBREVIATE, ABRIDGE, FELL, HEWED, MOWN, PARED, SHORTEN, SLAY.

How many solutions are there for Cut down?

We have found 9 possible answers for the crossword clue Cut down.

Which crosswords feature clues like Cut down?

Clues like Cut down often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Daily Telegraph GK, Daily Star, The Observer Azed, Daily Mirror, The Observer Speedy, among others.

Clue	Answers
Cut	39
Let go	17
Off	17
Whack	11
Knock down	10
Knock off	9
Reduce	7
Bring down	6
Collapsed	6
Kill	6
Put in stitches	6
Wow	6
Cut back	5
Dismissed	5
Bump off	4
Dispatch	4
Dumped	4
Murder	4
Shorten	4
Canceled	3
Cancelled	3
Carved	3
Fell	3
Fired	3
Trimmed	3
Truncate	3
Canned	2
Chopped	2
Chopped down	2
Condense	2
Do in	2
More than tickle	2
Pink-slipped	2
Put to the sword	2
Skinned	2
Tumbled	2
A game of tricks cut short	1
A game that's cut short	1
A marriage partner's accepting last part of wedding contract	1
A prospective partner lands government contract	1
A spanner or clip?	1
Abbreviate	1
Abruptly dismissed	1
Admit money originally cut	1
Backslid	1
Big read	1
Brutal - high moorland	1
Chopped; cancelled	1
Clip saddle underneath sailor	1
Complain aloud, getting cut	1

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