Crossword answer
SHORTENING
10 letters · Used for 2 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, December 12, 2025
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SHORTENING
Clues that lead to SHORTENING
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SHORTENING is a 10-letter answer that has appeared 4 times in our database across 2 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Cutting it down to the one word "fat"” in the Evening Standard crossword on December 12, 2025.
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Every appearance of SHORTENING (4)
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Dec 12, 2025
Cutting it down to the one word "fat" · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 29, 2024
Fat, is reducing · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 4, 2020
Cutting it down to the one word "fat" · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 26, 2019
Fat, is reducing · Evening Standard · 1 Down