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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

MOW
A loft in a barn where hay is stored

LOP
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

FIT
The manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

4 letters

SLIM
Take off weight

DECK
Any of various platforms built into a vessel

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

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

TRIG
The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

TIDY
Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

NEAT
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

LEAN
The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

PARE
Decrease gradually or bit by bit

SNIP
The act of clipping or snipping

CROP
A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

5 letters

PRUNE
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

SHEAR
Cut or cut through with shears; "shear the wool off the lamb"

ADORN
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"

SHAVE
The act of removing hair with a razor

SPARE
A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

DRESS
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"

SLEEK
Well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"

SMART
Be the source of pain

6 letters

DAPPER
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

REDUCE
Take off weight

SPRUCE
Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

BEDECK
Decorate; "deck the halls with holly"

EDGING
Border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

SVELTE
Being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

7 letters

CUTBACK
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

CUTDOWN
Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

GARNISH
Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

SLENDER
Being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

HAIRCUT
The act of cutting the hair

LISSOME
Moving and bending with ease

CURTAIL
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

8 letters

WELLKEPT

TRIMBACK
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

TRIMDOWN
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

PAREBACK

TAILORED
(of clothing) custom-made

CLEANCUT

TRIMNESS
A state of arrangement or appearance; "in good trim"

CLIPPING
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

TRIMMING
Cutting down to the desired size or shape

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BRINGDOWN
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

SHIPSHAPE
Of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

10 letters

DECORATION
The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

ABBREVIATE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

13 letters

ORNAMENTATION
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something

PASSEMENTERIE
A decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"