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The Clue
Trim back (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PARE
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Notes
The answer PARE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Curtail
Diminish
Downsize
Excoriate
Peel
Prune
Reduce
Shave
Skin
Trim
Whittle
Cut back
Diminish gradually
Peel, as an apple
Reduce, as expenses
Reduce, in a way
Remove a coating
Shave an apple
Whittle away
Whittle (down)
Do a K.P. job
Do K.P. work
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Remove the outer coating
Do a kitchen-police job
Definition
PARE as a verb:
1. (pare, pare down) = decrease gradually or bit by bit
2. (whittle, pare) = cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
3. (skin, peel, pare) = strip the skin off; "pare apples"
4. (pare, trim) = remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"