The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CURBING which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2006.
Cutting back on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CURBING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cutting back on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- curbing
- paring
- bak
- nack
- pollard
- barong
- cuts
- retrenchment
- saw
- sawing
- cordon
- tenon saw
Crossword Answer definitions
CURBING verb- To check, restrain or control.
- To rein in.
- To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
- To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.
- To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
- To bend or curve.
- To crouch; to cringe.
- A row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb
- The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).
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