Make the cut? Crossword Clue

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Make the cut? Crossword Answer

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SEVER

(5 letters)

SAW

(3 letters)

LOP

(3 letters)

PARE

(4 letters)

EDIT

(4 letters)

SNIP

(4 letters)

TRIM

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. handle and cause to function
2. perform as expected when applied

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAKE (verb)
1. put in order or neaten
2. eliminate urine
MAKE (noun)
1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
2. a recognizable kind
CUT (noun)
1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
2. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
CUT (verb)
1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
2. cut down on; make a reduction in
CUT (adjective)
1. made neat and tidy by trimming
2. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Sever
(5 letters)
SAW
(3 letters)
LOP
(3 letters)
PARE
(4 letters)
EDIT
(4 letters)
SNIP
(4 letters)
TRIM
(4 letters)

More WSJ Crossword (11/3/2026) Answers

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10. Winery container

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15. Sub

16. Hand lotion ingredient

17. Brilliant schemer

19. Surprisingly agile

21. Gently calms

23. Travel guesses, for short

24. Former PBS funding org.

25. “Jealous” singer Nick

28. Artist known for his 1960s psychedelic posters

33. Jazz trumpeter Baker

34. Of serfs and vassals

36. Pint in a pub

37. Scott Joplin tune

38. Certain election, and a hint to 17-, 28-, 43- and 58-Across

39. Office PC linkup

40. Paleozoic, for one

41. Weather-affecting ocean phenomenon

42. Staff note

43. Big brand of upscale pens

45. Leader of the Argonauts

46. Princeton or Penn

47. Didn’t miss a single question on

49. Legally void

53. Bundles of barley stalks

57. Bill stamp

58. Dale Evans’s horse

60. Basilica section

61. Tenor Bocelli

62. Take to the slopes

63. Beavers build them

64. Vacation destination

65. Egyptian viper

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Down

1. Paintballs or snowballs, e.g.

2. Dove in the tub

3. Gardening aid

4. Stacks the deck, say

5. It comes from the heart

6. Topic for expectant parents

7. Some movie FX

8. Zwei preceder

9. Second try

10. Office chair piece

11. Leading men?

12. In need of a massage

13. Florida’s Overseas Highway connects them

18. Buy everyone’s dinner

22. “A Nightmare ___ Street”

25. Banana Republic competitor

26. Catherine of “Beetlejuice”

27. Skeptical outlook

28. Enter the harbor

29. Blissful spot

30. Poi root

31. Davy Crockett’s last stand

32. One of the noble gases

34. Theater showing

35. “Giant” author Ferber

38. Dustin’s “Kramer vs. Kramer” co-star

42. Sir’s counterpart

44. Dodges

45. Mock

47. The Jetsons’ dog

48. Root for the team

49. Target for the Apple Pencil

50. Wine valley of California

51. Construction beam

52. Book set on Arrakis

54. Travel need, sometimes

55. Fraternal order with lodges

56. Pass over

59. NFL scores

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