Crossword answer
REDUCE
6 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 29 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 24, 2026
Letter pattern
REDUCE
Clues that lead to REDUCE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Lessen6The IndependentSep 24, 2026
Diminish in weight (6)6The SunSep 8, 2026
Turn down wine with uncle, oddly (6)6The SunSep 8, 2026
Cut a key in crude fashion6Evening StandardJul 22, 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 29 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Lessen” in the The Independent crossword on September 24, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
FENNELItalian sausage seasoning
APPLETShort program
FLAMBECook with blazing alcohol [Sheep]
SWEETSTerm of endearment
ERODEDWore away
EVADESGets around
BABIESHandles with kid gloves
ENAMELTooth covering
CAROMSGlances in a pool hall
BANHMIVietnamese sandwich
DONKEYBeast of burden
UNABLENot up to it
UNCORKGet into, as a cab, say
TITHESIt's the transposition of taxes
Every appearance of REDUCE (29)
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Sep 24, 2026
Lessen · The Independent · 1 Down
Sep 8, 2026
Diminish in weight (6) · The Sun · 1 Down
Sep 8, 2026
Turn down wine with uncle, oddly (6) · The Sun · 1 Down
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