The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELIDES , but the solution may also be SAWSOFF which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Shortens, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ELIDES | 67 % | 6 |
| SAWSOFF | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shortens, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cut
- abridger
- abridgment
- contractor
- cut-off
- cutoff
- shorten
- shortened
- shortening
- snips
- trims
- crops
Crossword Answer definitions
ELIDES verb- To leave out or omit (something).
- To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
- To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ELIDES
- Goes into contractions?
- Omits, as vowels
- Skips, as a speech sound
- Doesn't say
- Slurs syllables
- Says "I'm thinkin'," for example
- Ignores
- Omits, as in scanning poetry
- Omits, in a way
- Skips over