The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DETRACTS , but the solution may also be DEDUCTS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Wall Street Journal).
Takes away crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DETRACTS | 53 % | 8 |
| DEDUCTS | 24 % | 7 |
| REMOVES | 24 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Takes away
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- take away
- removes
- eliminates
- removing
- removed
- remove
- take out
- deletes
- leave out
- removal
- leave off
- subtracted
Crossword Answer definitions
DETRACTS verb- To take away; to withdraw or remove.
- To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DETRACTS
- Takes away
- Takes away (from)
- Diverts
- Draws attention away
- Takes credit from.
- Takes something desirable away.
- Disparages (with "from").
- Takes away a part.
- Takes away (from).
- Takes from