The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1988.
Curtailed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARED | 50 % | 5 |
| CLIPT | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Curtailed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cut short
- restrict
- cut back
- clip
- curb
- abbreviated
- abridged
- braked
- ceased
- censored
- chopped
- circumscribed
Crossword Answer definitions
PARED verb- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
- To trim the hoof of a horse
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 PARED
- Trimmed
- Peeled potatoes
- Shortened
- Skinned
- Whittled (down)
- Whittled down
- Decreased gradually, with "down"
- Gradually trimmed (down)
- Removed rind
- Cut back, as expenses