The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TART , but the solution may also be SNIDE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Cutting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TART | 17 % | 4 |
| SNIDE | 14 % | 5 |
| ACID | 10 % | 4 |
| SHARP | 7 % | 5 |
| KEEN | 7 % | 4 |
| BARBED | 3 % | 6 |
| SARCASTIC | 3 % | 9 |
| SNARKY | 3 % | 6 |
| ACERB | 3 % | 5 |
| AXING | 2 % | 5 |
| HEWING | 2 % | 6 |
| SNEEING | 2 % | 7 |
| EDGED | 2 % | 5 |
| ACIDIC | 2 % | 6 |
| LASHINGS | 2 % | 8 |
| SLICING | 2 % | 7 |
| SATIRIC | 2 % | 7 |
| SAWING | 2 % | 6 |
| SLIP | 2 % | 4 |
| SPRIG | 2 % | 5 |
| EROSIVE | 2 % | 7 |
| MORDANT | 2 % | 7 |
| SATIRICAL | 2 % | 9 |
| SNIP | 2 % | 4 |
| SLITTING | 2 % | 8 |
| SCISSION | 2 % | 8 |
| CAUSTIC | 2 % | 7 |
Why may SNIDE be the right solution?
The word "SNIDE" can mean sarcastic or mocking, which can be considered a form of cutting remarks.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cutting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- carving
- clipping
- stabbing
- thinning
- sharp
- piercing
- edged
- raw
- stinging
- slip
- keen
- cold
Crossword Answer definitions
TART adjective- Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
- Sharp; keen; severe.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
- A prostitute.
- By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
- To practice prostitution
- To practice promiscuous sex
- To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorishly, or sluttily
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 TART
- Bite-sized pie
- Like a sourball
- Pop-__ (breakfast goodie)
- Causing a pucker
- Like a crab apple
- Like cranberries
- Lip-puckering
- Bakery treat
- Like pomegranate seeds
- Patisserie product
More clues leading to the result SNIDE
- Contemptuous
- Cynical
- Derogatory
- Caustic, as a remark
- Sassy
- Dismissive
- Sarcastic
- Like some remarks
- Rudely sarcastic
- Nasty
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high
More clues leading to the result KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___
More clues leading to the result BARBED
- Sort of wire
- Like a fishing hook
- Like fence wire
- Kind of wire
- Like cow pasture wire
- Like fishhooks, as a rule
- Like some wire
- Like a fishhook
- Having spikes.
- Stinging
More clues leading to the result SARCASTIC
- Totally meaning exactly what one says, uh-huh
- Like some humor
- Barbed, in a way
- Sharply satirical
- Cutting
- Taunting.
- Full of barbs
- Like "Yeah, that'll ever happen"
- Like "I bet" and "I'm sure," often
- Cutting, as some remarks
More clues leading to the result SNARKY
- Crotchety
- Irritable
- Rudely sarcastic
- Impertinent in tone
- Like a comment that may elicit "Oh, snap!"
- Snide
- Cutting
- Snide and sassy
- Like some unpleasant comments
- Snidely rude
More clues leading to the result ACERB
More clues leading to the result AXING
- Getting rid of
- Giving the pink slip
- Making staff cuts
- Taking off the payroll
- Terminating
- Firing
- Giving the sack
- Tree work
- Personnel job
- Pink-slipping
More clues leading to the result HEWING
- Chopping
- Conforming
- Wielding an axe
- Taking an axe to
- Chopping down
- Cutting.
- Doing a hatchet job?
- Felling
- Doing a hatchet job
- Applying an axe
More clues leading to the result SNEEING
More clues leading to the result EDGED
- Worked on lawn borders
- Beat by a nose
- Moved sideways
- Trimmed the lawn
- Beat by a hair
- Beat in a close one
- Snuck (by)
- Took the lead
- Nosed out
- Bordered
More clues leading to the result ACIDIC
- Sharp
- Tart-tasting
- Tart to the taste
- Bitter tasting
- Like apple juice
- Tart
- Tangy
- Having a low pH
- Far from basic?
- Sharp to the taste
More clues leading to the result LASHINGS
More clues leading to the result SLICING
- Deli worker's task
- Deli worker's chore
- Preparing, as cold cuts
- Cutting.
- Duffer's problem
- Deli work
- Duffer's bad habit
More clues leading to the result SATIRIC
- Like Mad
- Tongue-in-cheek
- Like a pasquinade
- Like "Gulliver's Travels"
- Like "Don Quixote," e.g.
- Like Mort Sahl's humor
- Like a comedy routine by 56-Across
- Mocking
- Cutting
- Like the movie "Airplane!"
More clues leading to the result SAWING
- Lumberyard activity
- Carpenter's activity, at times
- Lumber mill action
- Carpentry activity
- Homebuilding activity
- Cutting.
- Carpenter's chore
- Carpenter's activity
- Cutting up, as logs
- Cutting in carpentry
More clues leading to the result SLIP
- "__ Slidin' Away"
- Lady's undergarment
- Pillowcase
- Fall's prelude
- Lingerie item
- Encounter a banana peel
- Yacht spot
- Take a spill
- Goof
- Cause of a fall
More clues leading to the result SPRIG
- Small bunch
- Unit of mistletoe
- Parsley unit
- Shoot
- Twig
- Little shoot
- Unit of thyme
- Small branch
- Small shoot
- Bit of greenery
More clues leading to the result EROSIVE
- Cutting
- Like wind and water
- Soil-exposing
- Tending to wear away
- What wind can be
- Like lye
- Like the wind
- Wearing away
- Causing disintegration
- Causing corrosion
More clues leading to the result MORDANT
- Sharply sarcastic, as wit
- Biting
- Sarcastic.
- Cutting.
- Bitterly sarcastic.
- Sarcastic, as speech, wit, etc.
- Scathing
- Caustic in manner
- Bitingly sarcastic
- Sharply sarcastic
More clues leading to the result SATIRICAL
- Juvenalian in style
- Like "Mad"
- Cutting
- Like sendups
- Indulging in ridicule.
- Like Wilde or Swift
- Like "Candide"
- Like Mark Russell's shows
- Mordant
- Caustic, in a way
More clues leading to the result SNIP
- Cut coupons
- Do a tonsorial task
- Impertinent one
- Quick cut
- Do some coupon-cutting
- Follow the dotted line, perhaps
- Small cut
- Barber's cut
- Cut into
- Get coupons