The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DECOCT , but the solution may also be DISTILL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Boil down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DECOCT | 83 % | 6 |
| REDUCE | 9 % | 6 |
| DISTILL | 4 % | 7 |
| CONDENSE | 4 % | 8 |
Why may DISTILL be the right solution?
The word "distill" means to purify a liquid by heating and cooling it, causing it to vaporize and then condense. This process is similar to boiling down a liquid to its essence, which is why "distill" is the right solution for the clue "boil down."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Boil down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decoct
- come down
- reduce
- concentrate
- boil off
- summarize
- simplify
- summarise
- summarizing
- summarised
- summarising
- summarized
Crossword Answer definitions
DECOCT verb- To make an infusion.
- To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down.
- To heat as if by boiling.
- To reduce or diminish.
- To digest in the stomach.
- To devise.
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 DECOCT
- Boil down
- Make extracts
- Boil down.
- Extract by boiling.
- Extract the flavoring of by boiling.
- Extract the essence of.
- Extract the flavor of by boiling.
- Make an extract by boiling.
- Obtain an extract of
- Make extracts from by boiling
More clues leading to the result REDUCE
- Minimize
- Cut down to size
- Knock off
- Slim down
- Boil down
- Discount
- Be a good loser?
- Diet
- Turn down
- Lower in degree
More clues leading to the result DISTILL
- Turn molasses to rum, say
- Extract the essential elements of
- Take the essentials of
- Purify, perhaps
- Purify, as whiskey
- Extract
- Trickle.
- Fall in drops.
- Vaporize and condense.
- Prepare moonshine