The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LESS , but the solution may also be ABRIDGEDITED which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in LA Times).
Shorter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LESS | 40 % | 4 |
| SMALLER | 20 % | 7 |
| TERSER | 20 % | 6 |
| ABRIDGEDITED | 20 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shorter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- briefer
- soon
- more
- brief
- narrower
- court
- faster
- lower
- less
- lesser
- minor
- juvenile
Crossword Answer definitions
LESS noun- A smaller amount or quantity.
- To make less; to lessen.
- To a smaller extent or degree.
- Minus; not including
- Unless
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 LESS
- To a smaller degree
- Comparison word
- Minus
- "Make do" amount
- "__ is more"
- More's alternative
- Not as great
- Not so much
- Without
- More or ____
More clues leading to the result SMALLER
- Tinier
- Cut-down
- Shrunken
- Not as large
- More compact
- Compressed
- Less bulky
- Less significant
- Not as big
- More mean-spirited
More clues leading to the result TERSER
- More concise
- More succinct
- More compact
- Less loquacious
- Not so verbose
- Using fewer words
- More pithy
- Less wordy
- More to the point
- Not as long