The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAPERS , but the solution may also be SLIM DOWN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Gets thinner crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAPERS | 25 % | 6 |
| SLIM DOWN | 25 % | 9 |
| BALDS | 25 % | 5 |
| NARROWS | 25 % | 7 |
Why may SLIM-DOWN be the right solution?
"Gets thinner" is a clue that indicates the action of becoming slimmer or losing weight. The answer "SLIM DOWN" fits this clue perfectly as it specifically means to become thinner or more slender through weight loss or exercise.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets thinner
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lens
- aspirator
- nail
- attenuate
- attenuated
- dilute
- emaciate
- extenuate
- rarefied
- reduce
- slim
- spindle
Crossword Answer definitions
TAPERS noun- A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle
- (by extension) a small light.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
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 TAPERS
- Makes a V
- Grows pointy
- Comes to a point
- Gets narrower
- Comes to the point?
- Decreases, with "off"
- Narrows at one end
- Gradually reduces
- Items in sconces
- Narrows
More clues leading to the result SLIM DOWN
More clues leading to the result BALDS
- Considers getting a rug, maybe
- Loses locks
- Becomes dis-tressed?
- Loses hair
- Gets thinner on top
- Gets thinner
- Loses one's head?
- Mountain summits bare of forest.
- Loses hair.
- Bare mountains.