The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PRUNED which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2012.
Cut back on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRUNED | 33 % | 6 |
| CURB | 33 % | 4 |
| PARE | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cut back on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reduce
- decrease
- minimize
- lower
- decrement
- diminish
- whittle
- downsizing
- taper
- pare
- down
- herschel
Crossword Answer definitions
PRUNED verb- To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
- To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
- To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
- To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
- To preen; to prepare; to dress.
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 PRUNED
- Started the day right?
- Used shears on
- Sheared
- Used shears
- Cut back
- Cut back, arboreally
- Lopped
- Tended to topiary
- Cut back on
- Cut out
More clues leading to the result CURB
- Gutter part
- Parking place
- Stop
- Rein in
- Street edging
- Restrain
- Put limits on
- Block boundary
- Parking meter's location
- Inhibit