The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1999.
Reduces the budget crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARES | 50 % | 5 |
| SLASHES | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reduces the budget
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deduction
- gedge
- hedge
- hedging
- step-down
- tax deduction
- tax write-off
- austerity
- axe
- budgeting
- budgets
- cap
Crossword Answer definitions
PARES verb- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
- To trim the hoof of a horse
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 PARES
- Readies potatoes
- Skins
- Removes the covering
- Shaves off
- Whittles down
- Cuts drastically
- Peels
- Cuts back
- Trims
- Cuts back on