The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EDIT , but the solution may also be EDITED Down 1 Dear which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Cut down to size, maybe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EDIT | 33 % | 4 |
| EDITED Down 1 Dear | 33 % | 18 |
| CROP | 33 % | 4 |
Why may CROP be the right solution?
The answer "CROP" is the right solution because when you cut down a plant or harvest it, you are reducing its size. "CROP" refers to a group of plants that are grown and harvested, so cutting it down to size fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cut down to size, maybe
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cuts
- pare
- trim
- edit
- cut down
- scant
- trimmed
- edited
- truncate
- fell
- log
- dress
Crossword Answer definitions
EDIT noun- A change to the text of a document.
- A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
- An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
- An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
- To change a text, or a document.
- To be the editor of a publication.
- To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.
- To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
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 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