The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ABASES , but the solution may also be WHITTLES Down 1 V on the N.Y.S.E. which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Cuts down to size crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABASES | 50 % | 6 |
| WHITTLES Down 1 V on the N.Y.S.E. | 50 % | 33 |
Why may WHITTLESDOWN1-V-ON-THE-N-Y-S-E be the right solution?
The answer to "Cuts down to size" is "WHITTLES" because "whittling" refers to the act of carving or cutting away small pieces from a larger object to reduce its size. In this context, "cuts down to size" is a figurative expression meaning to diminish or reduce someone's importance or ego. The word "WHITTLES" fits perfectly with this clue and meaning.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cuts down to size
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reduces
- shrinks
- lessens
- minimizes
- pare
- deep
- glazier
- glazer
- glass cutter
- reduced
- clipping
- trim
Crossword Answer definitions
ABASES verb- To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
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 ABASES
- Degrades
- Insults
- Takes down a peg
- Loses prestige
- Shames
- Humbles
- Humiliates
- Lowers in rank
- Puts down
- Cuts down to size