The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAPERS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.
Gradually lessens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAPERS | 50 % | 6 |
| EBBS | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gradually lessens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- attenuated
- decline
- decrease
- decrement
- distil
- distill
- distilling
- ebb
- filter
- filtered
- filtering
- taper
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