Curtail
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BOB
A short or shortened tail of certain animals

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

MOW
A loft in a barn where hay is stored

NIP
A tart spicy quality

TAP
Draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"

TIE
Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 letters

TRIM
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

DOCK
A short or shortened tail of certain animals

PARE
Decrease gradually or bit by bit

CLIP
A sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

CURB
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

STEM
Cause to point inward; "stem your skis"

BATE
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

COOL
Loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

CROP
A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

DAMP
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

DRAW
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

KEEP
A cell in a jail or prison

KNIT
A basic knitting stitch

LOUR
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

MILK
A river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

MINE
Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

POLL
Get the votes of

PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"

REAP
Gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"

REIN
One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

SNUB
An instance of driving away or warding off

THIN
Take off weight

WEED
Street names for marijuana

5 letters

ABATE
Make less active or intense

BLEED
Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

CRAMP
A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

DOMPT

DRAIN
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

ELIDE
Leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

ERODE
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

GUARD
A position on a basketball team

LEACH
Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"

LOWER
The lower of two berths

PRUNE
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

PURSE
A container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"

RECAP
A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads

SHAVE
The act of removing hair with a razor

SHEAR
Cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

SLASH
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

STUNT
A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

SUMUP
Give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

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ABRADE
Wear away

ARREST
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

BRIDLE
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

COARCT

CUTOFF
Cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

DAMPEN
Check; keep in check (a fire)

DEDUCT
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

DIVEST
Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

DRAWIN
Advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

ENJOIN
Issue an injunction

GOVERN
Exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

HAMPER
A basket usually with a cover

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

HOLDIN
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

HOLDUP
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

IMPAIR
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"

KEEPIN
Cause to stay indoors

LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

MINIFY
Make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

NARROW
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

PUCKER
An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

PULLIN
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

PURIFY
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

REFINE
Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"

REININ
Control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"

REMOVE
Cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

RETARD
Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

TAKEIN
Make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"

REDUCE
Take off weight

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CUTBACK
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

SHORTEN
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

ABRIDGE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

BEREAVE
Deprive through death

COMPACT
A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

CONTAIN
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

COOLOFF
Lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"

CURTAIL
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

CUTDOWN
Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

DEFLATE
Release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"

DEPRESS
Press down; "Depress the space key"

DEPRIVE
Take away

DETRACT
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"

EATAWAY
Wear away or erode

EXTRACT
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

INHIBIT
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

POLLARD
A usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed

RELIEVE
Relieve oneself of troubling information

RUBAWAY

SETBACK
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating