Prune
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Guardian Quick.

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Publications

  • The Guardian Quick - Friday, 8 Jan 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 19 Sep 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 11 Jul 2020
  • The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Sunday, 19 May 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 17 May 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

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

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4 letters

SNIP
The act of clipping or snipping

PARE
Decrease gradually or bit by bit

THIN
Take off weight

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

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

TRIM
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

5 letters

DRESS
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

6 letters

SAWOFF

7 letters

CUTBACK
A reduction in quantity or rate

10 letters

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

11 letters

RATIONALISE
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

RATIONALIZE
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"