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The Clue
Trims (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PARES
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Notes
The answer PARES is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bates
Curtails
Peels
Reduces
Shaves
Skins
Skives
Trims*
Whittles
Cuts back
Cuts back on
Peels, as an apple
Reduces, with "down"
Skins an apple
Trims away
Whittles (down)
Whittles down
Cuts away gradually
Does a K.P. chore
Reduces bit by bit
Takes a bit off
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"