Cutting
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

RAW
Informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"

4 letters

CLIP
A sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear"

SLIP
A socially awkward or tactless act

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

EDGE
A sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

5 letters

AXING

SPRIG
An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers

SHARP
Quick and forceful; "a sharp blow"

SNIDE
Expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

BLEAK
Offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"

ACERB
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

EDGED
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"

6 letters

BARBED
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

HEWING

ACIDIC
Being sour to the taste

7 letters

SLICING
A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"

CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

CARVING
Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

SNIPPET
A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

8 letters

STINGING
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

SEVERING
The act of severing

INCISIVE
Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"

THINNING
The act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

PIERCING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

STABBING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

CLIPPING
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

9 letters

SARCASTIC
Expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

TRENCHANT
Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

KNIFELIKE
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

LANCINATE
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

SATIRICAL
Exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine"

10 letters

CUTTINGOFF
The act of cutting something off

11 letters

LANCINATING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

FILMEDITING
The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

12 letters

PRESSCUTTING
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

13 letters

PRESSCLIPPING
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

17 letters

NEWSPAPERCLIPPING
An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"