The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Whittles down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARES | 65 % | 5 |
| ERODES | 24 % | 6 |
| DDDDD | 6 % | 5 |
| THINS | 6 % | 5 |
Why may PARES be the right solution?
"PARES" is the right answer because to "whittle down" means to reduce or decrease gradually, and one way to do this is by paring something down, like paring a piece of wood with a knife.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whittles down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- whittle down
- whittling
- whittled
- whittle away
- whittle
- whittler
- cut down
- trim down
- decreasing
- decreases
- dwindles
- downwards
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 ERODES
- Wears away
- Chips away at
- Eats away at
- Eats away
- Eats at
- Washes away
- Wears down
- Creates ravines
- Creates, as a gorge
- Undermines
More clues leading to the result DDDDD
- "Allahu ___!"
- "Barry Lyndon" actor
- "Casablanca" actor
- "Deathwatch" playwright
- "Fried Green Tomatoes" actress
- "Funny or Die" post
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain," e.g.
- "Hard to believe, but..."
- "I challenge you to ___!"
- "I didn't ___ be part of this"