The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MOW which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Shorten, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOW | 38 % | 3 |
| EDIT | 23 % | 4 |
| HEM | 8 % | 3 |
| LOP | 8 % | 3 |
| SAWOFF | 8 % | 6 |
| ELIDE | 8 % | 5 |
| HEW | 8 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shorten, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abate
- bridge
- bridged
- bridging
- brief
- contract
- cut
- cuts
- dock
- hem
- rein
- short
Crossword Answer definitions
MOW noun- The act of mowing (a garden, grass etc.)
- A shot played with a sweeping or scythe-like motion.
- To cut down grass or crops.
- To cut down or slaughter in great numbers.
- A scornful grimace; a wry face.
- To make grimaces, mock.
- A stack of hay, corn, beans or a barn for the storage of hay, corn, beans.
- The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
- To put into mows.
- A gull, seagull.
- A prison, or other place of confinement.
- A hiding place; a secret store or den.
- A breeding-cage for birds.
- A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
- (in the plural) A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
- The crying sound of a cat; a meow, especially of a kitten.
- The crying sound of a gull.
- An exclamation of disapproval; a boo.
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 MOW
- Cut grass
- Ride a Deere
- Summer chore
- Decimate, with "down"
- Do a chore in the suburbs
- Do the lawn
- Create an 85 Across
- Cut (down)
- Do some groundskeeping
- Do some landscaping
More clues leading to the result EDIT
- Blue-pencil
- Emulate Maxwell Perkins
- More than proofread
- Prepare for publication
- Redact
- Revamp a text
- Revise
- Rework, as a story
- Trim the copy
- Update
More clues leading to the result HEM
- Shorten
- Stitch
- Finished edge
- Haw's partner
- Line of fashion
- Shorten, in a way
- Border on a piece of cloth
- Clothes line
- Designer's bottom line
- End of the A-line?
More clues leading to the result LOP
- Cut off
- Remove some branches
- Trim
- Remove, as branches
- Be a branch manager?
- Chop (off)
- Cut (off)
- Cut (off), as branches
- Do some landscaping work, say
- Do some topiary
More clues leading to the result SAWOFF
- Waved to from the pier, say
- Took to the airport, e.g.
- Lop
- Said goodbye to at the station
- Accompanied to the terminal
- Called "Bon voyage" to
- Prune
- Said "Bon voyage!" to
- Took to the airport, say
- Walked to the gangplank, say
More clues leading to the result ELIDE
- Omit
- Omit out of consideration
- Make an omission
- Say "G'day" or "Go 'way"
- Say 'ere or 'ead
- Skip over
- Slip over
- Slur over
- Omit, in speech
- Leave out