Crossword answer
LESS
4 letters · Used for 60 different clues · 211 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 24, 2026
Letter pattern
LESS
Clues that lead to LESS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Minus4Evening StandardAug 24, 2026
Leaders of legal establishment start speechifying to a smaller degree (4)4The GuardianAug 23, 2026
‘The ___ you know, the better’ (4)4The GuardianAug 19, 2026
It’s more, in a counterintuitive idiom (4)4The GuardianAug 13, 2026
It’s said to be more (4)4The GuardianAug 4, 2026
What a haggler hopes to pay4USA TodayAug 2, 2026
Not as often4NewsdayAug 2, 2026
Not as expensive4NewsdayJul 28, 2026
Blessed to have not as much4Daily ExpressJul 24, 2026
More limited4NewsdayJul 23, 2026
Minimalist's "more"4USA TodayJul 20, 2026
Not as much4New York TimesJul 13, 2026
More or __ (approximately)4NewsdayJul 7, 2026
No so much (4)4The GuardianJun 22, 2026
Not more4LA TimesJun 21, 2026
Not as much as; opposite of more4Everyday Puzzles DailyJun 21, 2026
"__ is more"4LA TimesJun 19, 2026
One might do more with it4Wall Street JournalJun 13, 2026
Opposite of more4NYT MidiJun 10, 2026
Fewer4USA Today Quick CrossMay 19, 2026
Not that much4LA TimesMay 8, 2026
A smaller amount4NewsdayMay 4, 2026
Low in quantity4Daily ThemedApr 8, 2026
Not so much4NewsdayMar 17, 2026
Not as costly4NewsdayFeb 8, 2026
"___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism)4New York TimesFeb 2, 2026
"30 Minutes or ___" (2011 film)4Daily ThemedJan 27, 2026
More alternative comedians ultimately follow the French4The IndependentJan 20, 2026
"Why settle for ___?"4Daily ThemedNov 29, 2025
Not so much of it!4Evening StandardNov 17, 2025
Reduced by4NewsdayNov 5, 2025
What a bargain hunter hopes to pay4New York TimesOct 29, 2025
Tame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better"4Daily ThemedOct 29, 2025
Shorter exercise needing no working4The IndependentOct 18, 2025
A smaller portion4NewsdaySep 4, 2025
Without4New York TimesJul 20, 2025
"I couldn't care ___"4Daily ThemedJul 14, 2025
"More" opposite4Daily ThemedJul 4, 2025
"More or ___ the same..."4Daily ThemedFeb 24, 2025
Reduced amount4Daily ThemedFeb 11, 2025
More or ___ (roughly)4Daily ThemedJan 8, 2025
"No more, no ___"4Daily ThemedJul 28, 2024
"___ is more" (minimalist's motto)4Daily ThemedJun 5, 2024
Reduced amount, say4Daily ThemedMar 28, 2024
Not even half a mile outside Sevenoaks!4Evening StandardFeb 21, 2024
"I couldn't care ___!" (not worried)4Daily ThemedJan 22, 2024
"___ is more" (minimalist mantra)4Daily ThemedNov 30, 2023
"I couldn't care ___" (indifferent response)4Daily ThemedNov 21, 2023
"___ is more" (minimalist's philosophy)4Daily ThemedSep 18, 2023
Without reducing the sales staff4Evening StandardJun 14, 2023
Antonym of "more"4Daily ThemedApr 24, 2023
When some of the vessels are wrecked, there aren't so many4Evening StandardDec 22, 2022
"Take the road ___ traveled"4Daily ThemedAug 10, 2022
More or ___4Daily ThemedJul 30, 2022
"___ is more" (minimalist principle)4Daily ThemedJun 19, 2022
You won't find so much in pickles, sauces, etc.4Evening StandardMay 25, 2022
Couldn't-care-___ (indifferent)4Daily ThemedApr 14, 2022
More disagreement!4Evening StandardMar 30, 2022
Without Leslie's4Evening StandardNov 12, 2021
Fewer to take on for instruction4Evening StandardJul 18, 2019
About LESS in crosswords
LESS is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 211 times in our database across 60 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Minus” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 24, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
KISSAffectionate greeting
ANALPicky, picky, picky
STANMusial of baseball
ANDYPop’s Warhol
DUELEngagement at the end of "Hamilton"
OVIDRoman author of "Metamorphoses"
TEND___ to (take care of)
MARS"Veronica ___," mystery show where Kristen Bell plays the inquisitive lead who gives the show its name
VETOProhibition
MANY"___ happy returns of the day!" (birthday greeting)
CONKNose (Informal)
OOZEMove like a sci-fi blob
MOCKJeer (4)
TOWNPull close to station in Barnsley?
Every appearance of LESS (211)
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Aug 24, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 23, 2026
Leaders of legal establishment start speechifying to a smaller degree (4) · The Guardian · 15 Across
Aug 19, 2026
‘The ___ you know, the better’ (4) · The Guardian · 9 Across
Aug 13, 2026
It’s more, in a counterintuitive idiom (4) · The Guardian · 5 Down
Aug 11, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Aug 4, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 4, 2026
It’s said to be more (4) · The Guardian · 23 Across
Aug 2, 2026
What a haggler hopes to pay · USA Today · 6 Down
Aug 2, 2026
Not as often · Newsday · Across
Jul 28, 2026
Not as expensive · Newsday · Down
Jul 24, 2026
Blessed to have not as much · Daily Express · 6 Across
Jul 23, 2026
More limited · Newsday · Down
Jul 22, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 20, 2026
Minimalist's "more" · USA Today · 66 Across
Jul 13, 2026
Not as much · New York Times · 56 Across
Jul 10, 2026
Not as much · The Independent · 21 Across
Jul 8, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 7, 2026
More or __ (approximately) · Newsday · Across
Jul 4, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 22, 2026
No so much (4) · The Guardian · 8 Across
Jun 21, 2026
Not as much as; opposite of more · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 20
Jun 21, 2026
Not more · LA Times · Across
Jun 19, 2026
"__ is more" · LA Times · Down
Jun 13, 2026
One might do more with it · Wall Street Journal · 91 Down
Jun 10, 2026
Opposite of more · NYT Midi · 28 Down
Jun 4, 2026
Minus · Newsday · Down
May 30, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 28 Across
May 19, 2026
Fewer · USA Today Quick Cross · Down
May 15, 2026
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
May 10, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 8, 2026
Not that much · LA Times · Across
May 4, 2026
A smaller amount · Newsday · Across
May 2, 2026
Minus · Daily Express · 23 Across
Apr 20, 2026
Minus · Daily Express · 23 Across
Apr 11, 2026
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Across
Apr 8, 2026
Low in quantity · Daily Themed · 39 Across
Apr 6, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 22, 2026
Not as often · Newsday · Across
Mar 17, 2026
Not so much · Newsday · Across
Mar 16, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Mar 16, 2026
Not as much · Newsday · Down
Mar 11, 2026
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Mar 1, 2026
Not as expensive · Newsday · Down
Feb 24, 2026
Fewer · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 23, 2026
Not as much · New York Times · 18 Down
Feb 8, 2026
Not as costly · Newsday · Down
Feb 4, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Feb 3, 2026
A smaller amount · The Independent · 20 Across
Feb 2, 2026
"___ is more" (paradoxical aphorism) · New York Times · 5 Across
Jan 27, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jan 27, 2026
"30 Minutes or ___" (2011 film) · Daily Themed · 53 Across
Jan 26, 2026
Not as much · Newsday · Across
Jan 20, 2026
More alternative comedians ultimately follow the French · The Independent · 15 Across
Jan 1, 2026
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Dec 22, 2025
Not as much · Newsday · Down
Dec 21, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Dec 7, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 29, 2025
"Why settle for ___?" · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Nov 28, 2025
Not as much · The Independent · 9 Across
Nov 23, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Nov 20, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 17, 2025
Not so much of it! · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Nov 5, 2025
Reduced by · Newsday · Across
Nov 4, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Oct 31, 2025
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
Oct 29, 2025
Tame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better" · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Oct 29, 2025
What a bargain hunter hopes to pay · New York Times · 55 Down
Oct 22, 2025
Not as much · New York Times · 49 Down
Oct 18, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 18, 2025
Shorter exercise needing no working · The Independent · 25 Down
Oct 2, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Sep 24, 2025
A smaller amount · The Independent · 22 Across
Sep 23, 2025
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Sep 10, 2025
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Sep 9, 2025
Not as much · Newsday · Down
Sep 4, 2025
A smaller portion · Newsday · Across
Aug 23, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 23, 2025
Opposite of "more" · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Aug 8, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 21, 2025
Not as much · Newsday · Down
Jul 20, 2025
Without · New York Times · 80 Down
Jul 15, 2025
Not as much · Newsday · Down
Jul 14, 2025
"I couldn't care ___" · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Jul 4, 2025
"More" opposite · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jun 11, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 30, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 23 Down
May 24, 2025
Minus · New York Times · 14 Down
May 21, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 33 Down
May 12, 2025
More or __ (approximately) · Newsday · Across
May 6, 2025
More or __ (approximately) · Newsday · Across
Apr 30, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 28, 2025
Not as much · Newsday · Across
Feb 24, 2025
"More or ___ the same..." · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Feb 11, 2025
Minus · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 11, 2025
Reduced amount · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Jan 9, 2025
Not so much · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 8, 2025
More or ___ (roughly) · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Nov 2, 2024
More or ___ (approximately) · Daily Themed · 4 Across
Oct 27, 2024
Not as much · The Independent · 17 Across
Oct 17, 2024
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 20, 2024
A smaller amount · The Independent · 19 Down
Sep 7, 2024
Not as much · The Independent · 21 Across
Jul 28, 2024
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Jun 19, 2024
Minus · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 5, 2024
"___ is more" (minimalist's motto) · Daily Themed · 15 Across
May 24, 2024
Reduced amount · Daily Themed · 45 Down
May 16, 2024
Minus · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 11, 2024
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Across
Apr 22, 2024
Minus · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 28, 2024
Reduced amount, say · Daily Themed · 54 Across
Feb 21, 2024
Not even half a mile outside Sevenoaks! · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Feb 18, 2024
"More or ___ the same..." · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Jan 27, 2024
"More" opposite · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Jan 22, 2024
"I couldn't care ___!" (not worried) · Daily Themed · 38 Down
Jan 10, 2024
More or ___ (approximately) · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Jan 1, 2024
Opposite of "more" · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Dec 26, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Dec 14, 2023
"Why settle for ___?" · Daily Themed · 34 Down
Nov 30, 2023
"___ is more" (minimalist mantra) · Daily Themed · 20 Down
Nov 21, 2023
"I couldn't care ___" (indifferent response) · Daily Themed · 36 Down
Nov 14, 2023
Not so much · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 25, 2023
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 27 Down
Sep 18, 2023
"___ is more" (minimalist's philosophy) · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Sep 12, 2023
Not so much · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 14, 2023
Without reducing the sales staff · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 30, 2023
Not so much of it! · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 19, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Apr 24, 2023
Antonym of "more" · Daily Themed · 14 Across
Feb 20, 2023
Opposite of "more" · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Feb 16, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 10, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jan 20, 2023
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 1 Across
Jan 17, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 12, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 9, 2023
Minus · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 22, 2022
When some of the vessels are wrecked, there aren't so many · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Dec 9, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 15, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Nov 13, 2022
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Sep 15, 2022
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Sep 5, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Aug 29, 2022
Not so much · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Aug 15, 2022
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Aug 10, 2022
"Take the road ___ traveled" · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Jul 30, 2022
More or ___ · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Jul 12, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jun 24, 2022
Tame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better" · Daily Themed · 61 Across
Jun 23, 2022
Not so much · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jun 19, 2022
"___ is more" (minimalist principle) · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Jun 8, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 4, 2022
"I couldn't care ___!" · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Jun 2, 2022
Not so much · Evening Standard · 32 Across
May 28, 2022
"30 Minutes or ___" (2011 film) · Daily Themed · 46 Down
May 25, 2022
You won't find so much in pickles, sauces, etc. · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Apr 14, 2022
Couldn't-care-___ (indifferent) · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Mar 30, 2022
More disagreement! · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 1, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 22, 2022
Tame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better" · Daily Themed · 27 Across
Feb 10, 2022
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Jan 26, 2022
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jan 24, 2022
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Jan 5, 2022
"___ is more" (minimalist mantra) · Daily Themed · 19 Across
Dec 22, 2021
"___ is more" · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Dec 4, 2021
"No more, no ___" · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Nov 30, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Nov 12, 2021
Without Leslie's · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Oct 17, 2021
"___ is more" · Daily Themed · 33 Across
Oct 11, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 3, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 22, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 28, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 25, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 12, 2021
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Down
Apr 14, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Apr 5, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 17, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 19, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 5, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Jan 1, 2021
Minus · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 1, 2021
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 11 Down
Dec 4, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Dec 1, 2020
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 55 Across
Oct 6, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 15, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 14, 2020
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Sep 11, 2020
Fewer · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 28, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jul 30, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jul 8, 2020
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 59 Across
Jun 4, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 25, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 18, 2020
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
May 5, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Apr 30, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 16, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 21, 2020
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Feb 13, 2020
Minus · Eugene Sheffer · 14 Across
Dec 27, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Dec 13, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 27, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Oct 29, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 18, 2019
Fewer to take on for instruction · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 15, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 11, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Feb 27, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jan 15, 2019
Minus · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Dec 7, 2018
Minus · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Oct 2, 2018
Not so much · Evening Standard · 22 Across
May 2, 2018
Minus · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 6, 2018
Minus · Evening Standard · 22 Across