The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SHORTEN , but the solution may also be CONDENSE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Abridge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHORTEN | 22 % | 7 |
| EDIT | 22 % | 4 |
| ELIDE | 18 % | 5 |
| CONDENSE | 18 % | 8 |
| CUT | 9 % | 3 |
| CURTAIL | 7 % | 7 |
| DOCK | 2 % | 4 |
| SLASH | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abridge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shorten
- reduce
- cut
- abbreviate
- contract
- foreshorten
- restrict
- curtail
- thwart
- impede
- override
- infringe
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORTEN verb- To make shorter; to abbreviate.
- To become shorter.
- To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
- To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
- To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
- To take in the slack of (a rope).
- To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHORTEN
More clues leading to the result EDIT
- Blue-pencil
- Emulate Maxwell Perkins
- More than proofread
- Prepare for publication
- Redact
- Revamp a text
- Revise
- Rework, as a story
- Trim the copy
- Update
More clues leading to the result ELIDE
- Omit
- Omit out of consideration
- Make an omission
- Say "G'day" or "Go 'way"
- Say 'ere or 'ead
- Skip over
- Slip over
- Slur over
- Omit, in speech
- Leave out
More clues leading to the result CONDENSE
More clues leading to the result CUT
- Kick off the team
- "This take is garbage"
- Song, as it were
- Sporting a six-pack, say
- Director's cry
- Share
- "Stop shooting!"
- Edit menu word
- Movie release
- Slice
More clues leading to the result CURTAIL
More clues leading to the result DOCK
- Berth
- Berth place
- Plug your smartphone into your computer
- Marina
- Launch site
- Abridge
- Wharf
- Get into a slip
- Walk on water?
- Line of icons on a Mac screen