The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLIPS which also is the latest solution we found used in King Syndicate in 2015.
Curtails crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLIPS | 27 % | 5 |
| SHORTENS | 18 % | 8 |
| CUTSDOWN | 9 % | 8 |
| RESTRICTS | 9 % | 9 |
| ELIDES | 9 % | 6 |
| CUTSSHORT | 9 % | 9 |
| CUTS | 9 % | 4 |
| PARES | 9 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Curtails
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cut short
- restrict
- cut back
- clip
- curb
- constrains
- diminishes
- impedes
- lessens
- limit
- limits
- lowers
Crossword Answer definitions
CLIPS noun- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
- An embrace.
- A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- To grip tightly.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To hug, embrace.
- To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- The condition of something, its state.
- A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- To curtail; to cut short.
- To strike with the hand.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- (Of a camera, character model, etc.) To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- To grab or take stealthily
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 CLIPS
- Neatens the hedges
- News items
- Short takes
- Barrettes
- Film snippets
- Film promos
- Movie previews
- Movie excerpts
- Paper holders
- Separates, or fastens together
More clues leading to the result SHORTENS
- Truncates
- Cuts
- Curtails.
- Decreases.
- Abbreviates
- Curtails
- Raises the hem
- Takes up
- Turns a maxi into a midi
- Takes it from the top?
More clues leading to the result CUTSDOWN
More clues leading to the result RESTRICTS
More clues leading to the result ELIDES
- Goes into contractions?
- Omits, as vowels
- Skips, as a speech sound
- Doesn't say
- Slurs syllables
- Says "I'm thinkin'," for example
- Ignores
- Omits, as in scanning poetry
- Omits, in a way
- Skips over
More clues leading to the result CUTSSHORT
More clues leading to the result CUTS
- Abridges
- Belt-tightening
- Film editor's work
- Loin and shank, e.g.
- Clips
- Bags a class, so to speak
- Songs on albums
- Plays pranks, with "up"
- Slashes
- Budget decisions