Crossword answer
REDUCE
6 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 26 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, July 22, 2026
Letter pattern
REDUCE
Clues that lead to REDUCE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Cut a key in crude fashion6Evening StandardJul 22, 2026
Lessen6Evening StandardMay 19, 2026
Diminish6Daily ExpressMay 4, 2026
With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle6New York TimesApr 22, 2026
Cut back6Eugene ShefferMar 12, 2026
Make smaller or less6Evening StandardDec 17, 2025
Downsize6NewsdayJun 13, 2025
Lessen, decrease6Evening StandardNov 4, 2024
Decrease6Evening StandardOct 21, 2022
About REDUCE in crosswords
REDUCE is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 26 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Cut a key in crude fashion” in the Evening Standard crossword on July 22, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
MARACAInstrument associated with beans and salsa?
GETMADSteam
HERALDProclaim (6)
STAPESSmall strips in small bone (6)
FLIGHTPlane journey
OXYGENElement in water
DEPARTGo and tread unwarily around the pierhead
MATRONHousemother
SHOVELSnow-removal tool
KICKINTake effect (Informal)
ODESSABlack Sea port
KEYFOBAuto unlocker, of a sort
STEERSTakes the helm
COVERTBeing secretive, finished in court
Every appearance of REDUCE (26)
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Jul 22, 2026
Cut a key in crude fashion · Evening Standard · 23 Down
May 19, 2026
Lessen · Evening Standard · 33 Across
May 4, 2026
Diminish · Daily Express · 4 Down
Apr 22, 2026
With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle · New York Times · 11 Down
Mar 12, 2026
Cut back · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Jan 31, 2026
Diminish · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Dec 17, 2025
Make smaller or less · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 8, 2025
Lessen · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jun 13, 2025
Downsize · Newsday · Down
Nov 7, 2024
Lessen · The Independent · 3 Across
Nov 4, 2024
Lessen, decrease · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Mar 27, 2024
Lessen · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 8, 2024
Cut back · Eugene Sheffer · 6 Down
Oct 21, 2022
Decrease · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 9, 2022
Diminish · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 28, 2021
Diminish · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Sep 17, 2021
Decrease · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Aug 2, 2021
Diminish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 15, 2021
Cut a key in crude fashion · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Mar 10, 2021
Lessen · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jul 20, 2020
Diminish · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jul 6, 2020
Make smaller or less · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 17, 2020
Diminish · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 3, 2019
Lessen · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jul 25, 2018
Lessen, decrease · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 28, 2018
Lessen · Evening Standard · 27 Down