The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARES , but the solution may also be SLIMS … which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Reduces, with "down" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARES | 40 % | 5 |
| SLIMS | 40 % | 5 |
| SLIMS … | 20 % | 9 |
Why may SLIMS be the right solution?
The word "slims" means to reduce or make something thinner, which fits the clue "Reduces, with 'down'".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reduces, with "down"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slims
- depressant
- mill
- resolvent
- retardant
- roots
- track
- tracked
- tracking
- tracks
- compressor
- devalue
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
More clues leading to the result SLIMS
- Reduces
- Goes down a few dress sizes
- Loses weight, with "down"
- Loses weight (with "down")
- Diets successfully, with "down"
- Loses weight
- ___ down (sheds weight)
- Diets, with "down"
- Loses, in a way, with "down"
- Reduces, with "down"