The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AXING , but the solution may also be ONADIET which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in New York Times).
Cutting down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXING | 40 % | 5 |
| ONADIET | 40 % | 7 |
| PARING | 20 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cutting down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cut down
- chop down
- cutting off
- cutting out
- chopping
- cutdown
- trimming
- cutting tool
- cut away
- chop off
- slashing
- cut through
Crossword Answer definitions
AXING verb- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
- To request or petition; usually with for.
- To request permission to do something.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- To fell or chop with an axe.
- To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
- To furnish with an axle.
- An assault carried out with an axe.
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 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 ONADIET
- Going against the grain, perhaps?
- Trying to reduce
- Slimming
- Eating carefully
- Watching calories
- Counting calories
- Starting to lose
- Watching one's weight
- Losing weight, perhaps
- Lightening up?