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Abbreviate Crossword Answer

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SHORTEN

(7 letters)

CUTSHORT

(8 letters)

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(verb)
1. cut down on; make a reduction in
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
(adjective)
1. thin and fit
2. neat and smart in appearance
(noun)
1. cutting down to the desired size or shape
2. a decoration or adornment on a garment

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ABBREVIATE (verb)
1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
2. shorten

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHORTEN
(7 letters)
CUTSHORT
(8 letters)

More WSJ Crossword (2/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Art inspirer

5. Bread roll

8. Prepare for use, as a new drive

18. Advised about

19. Bygone Coors brand

20. Theater whose Amateur Night winners include Ella Fitzgerald and Jimi Hendrix

21. Tennis’s Lacoste

22. “It’s a fancy button that also stokes fires!”

24. “It’s a siphon that can also make holes!”

26. Nearest star

27. Cartoonish collision sound

28. Disapproving cluck

29. Mincemeat pie ingredient

30. Trumpet sounds

32. Sport played on a piste

34. Big to-dos

37. Coverups for some dirty work

39. Like some work shoes

41. Fizzy orders

43. “It’s a riding whip that’s also a cleaner!”

46. Copied

48. Participants in some moving experiences

49. Tufted bird

50. Islamic spiritual struggle

51. “It’s an angle checker that also measures!”

54. Drama with masks

55. Cooking instruction

56. Heavenly glow

57. They make a lot of dough

58. Assay specimens

60. Ready to proceed

61. Nice girlfriend

62. Credit bureau ID

63. Junction box contents

65. “It’s an embosser that’s also a smasher!”

69. Pueblo people

73. Voided tennis shot

75. Result of too many balls in the air?

76. Line on un passeport

78. Moderate pace

79. Charge for cash

82. Visibility reducer

83. Letter opener

85. Words with a nice ring?

86. “It’s a hauler that’s also a beekeeper’s aid!”

88. Compact carrier

89. Diesel in movies

90. Finished

91. Chapeau bearer

92. “It’s a winery gadget that can also smooth wood!”

94. Go over

96. Maintains

99. Tops in their class

100. Unaffected

102. Captain with an ivory leg

103. Napoleon, in 1814 and again in 1815

104. Greedy cry

105. Basis of some vaccines

106. Duel overseer in “Hamlet”

108. Bronx-born singer, familiarly

111. “It’s a nut opener that can also lift a car!”

115. Put-down that could be used in pitches for this puzzle’s products, and for the one in the circled letters (which may be more useful than all those products combined!)

117. Pinup star, at times

118. 'Check this out!'

119. Dundee damsel

120. "Just messing with you!"

121. They may be massaged if they get bruised

122. Takes turns, maybe

123. Gender pronoun choice

124. Stock holders

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Down

1. “Battleship” response

2. "Once more ___ the breach ..."

3. ___ No. 1 (James Brown nickname)

4. Conclude

5. Collaborative sites

6. 'You said it!'

7. Threw shade?

8. Clip or click, say

9. Creative works

10. Loser to paper

11. Jan. honoree

12. Pint glass fill

13. Trunk

14. Rope bond symbolizing deep affection

15. Plus-one booking

16. Co. name part

17. Not great

19. Flashy 1940s outfits

23. Popular sammies

25. Baby bats

31. Hack

33. ___ favor

34. Fed. law protecting patients’ information

35. Abbr. on bygone phones

36. More reasonable

37. Infomercial exhortation

38. A ___ (theoretical)

40. Hardy partner

42. Areas on 1980s Eur. maps

44. Recoils

45. The Goldfinch author Donna

47. Cotillion girls

51. Display of embroidery skill

52. Swift

53. Make a pulp out of

59. Straight shooters?

61. Blow away

64. Spotted

66. Get up?

67. Excessive

68. Dutch settlers in Africa

70. It goes over most people’s heads

71. Element whose name comes from the Greek for “purple”

72. Go pieces

74. Experiment

77. Flights taken by a lot of people

79. 'Back in Black' band

80. Locust tree feature

81. In direct competition

82. $1,000 Park Place buy

84. Copy

87. Instagram owner

88. Annual AFC-versus-NFC games

92. Adult ed. group?

93. Grammy winner ___ Nas X

95. Gone under

97. One taking steps

98. Drinks with a straw

101. Staggers

103. Get the lead out?

105. Yard clearer

107. Persian ruler

109. Filet mignon source

110. Ransom in the car biz

111. Michael of SNL

112. Runner, say

113. Go from green to black, perhaps

114. Mud

116. Pointer

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Abbreviate Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Abbreviate crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the February 14, 2026's WSJ Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Abbreviate crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is TRIM
What is the 4-letter answer for Abbreviate crossword clue?
- TRIM
When has Abbreviate crossword clue been used historically?
- WSJ Crossword - February 14 2026
- Eugene Sheffer Crossword - September 30 2025
- The Sun 2-Speed Crossword - June 25 2024
- Thomas Joseph Crossword - April 18 2024
- Eugene Sheffer Crossword - May 31 2022

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