The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WHITTLE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Reduce gradually, with "down" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WHITTLE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reduce gradually, with "down"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pare
- taper
- whittle
- erode
- grind
- settled
- shave
- shaven
- step down
- lower
- let
- lets
Crossword Answer definitions
WHITTLE noun- A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
- To cut or shape wood with a knife.
- To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
- To make eager or excited; to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
- A coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
- A whittle shawl; a kind of fine woollen shawl, originally and especially a white one.
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