The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ETAL , but the solution may also be ETC which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
List shortener crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ETAL | 59 % | 4 |
| ETC | 34 % | 3 |
| ETALIA | 5 % | 6 |
| ET AL | 1 % | 5 |
| ETALII | 1 % | 6 |
Why may ET-AL be the right solution?
"Et al." is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "et alia" which means "and others." In a list, it is used to indicate that there are additional unnamed items or people. So, "List shortener" refers to "Et al." as it is commonly used to shorten a list of names or items by indicating that there are others not explicitly mentioned.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: List shortener
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abridged
- condensed
- short
- abbreviation
- abbreviated
- abridgment
- lite
- contraction
- breviary
- compendium
- phrase
- brief
Crossword Answer definitions
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 ETAL
- Abbreviation meaning "and others"
- And namesakes
- And others (Lat.)
- And others, in brief
- Footnote abbr.
- Inclusive abbr.
- List add-on
- List ender
- List ender, briefly
- List ending
More clues leading to the result ETC
- And so on: Abbr.
- List shortener
- Mail Boxes ___
- Category closer (abbr.)
- Common abbr.
- List ender, briefly
- List-ending abbr.
- And so forth: Abbr.
- And so on
- List ender
More clues leading to the result ETALIA
- And others, to Caesar
- And others, to Ovid
- And others, in a footnote
- And others, in citations
- Latin phrase that may accompany John and Jane Doe
- List conclusion
- Phrase following names
- You get the picture, in Latin
- And others: Lat.
- Ovid's "and others"
More clues leading to the result ET AL
- List-shortening abbr.
- “And others” abbr.
- Citation abbr.
- List-ending abbr.
- Etc. kin
- Among others, for short
- Latin abbreviation in a bibliography
- Abbreviated abbreviation
- Listing abbr.
- Bibliographer’s abbr.