The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CROPPING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1945.
Cutting off short crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CROPPING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cutting off short
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- truncate
- excision
- dock
- truncation
- snick
- truncated
- clipping
- cut
- curtailment
- curtail
- cutoff
- nip
Crossword Answer definitions
CROPPING verb- To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
- To mow, reap or gather.
- To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
- To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
- To yield harvest.
- To cause to bear a crop.
- The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
- The growing of crops.
- An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
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