The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WHITTLE , but the solution may also be DIAL which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Reduce, 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 | 33 % | 7 |
| SLIM | 33 % | 4 |
| DIAL | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reduce, with "down"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- boil
- slim
- tamp
- whittle
- dial
- degrade
- subdue
- abate
- level
- pull
- pulling
- abase
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.
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 WHITTLE
- Shape with a knife
- Reduce, with "down"
- Do a little woodworking
- One way to use a 34 Down
- Reduce gradually, with "down"
- Cut wood.
- "___ While You Work," woodcarver's song
- Yolk surrounder
- Carve
- Sculpt, in a way
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)