Trim down Crossword Clue

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SHEAR

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. decrease gradually or bit by bit
2. strip the skin off

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down
TRIM (verb)
1. cut down on; make a reduction in
2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
TRIM (adjective)
1. thin and fit
2. neat and smart in appearance
TRIM (noun)
1. cutting down to the desired size or shape
2. a decoration or adornment on a garment

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHEAR
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
APER

More Universal Crossword (12/6/2025) Answers

Across

1. Send forth?

5. "Mamma Mia" group

9. Bart Simpson's sister

13. Hazardous household gas

15. ___ sheet (filming schedule)

16. Attention-getting sound

17. "Sadly, that's right"

19. Use an e-cig

20. State that saves energy

21. Use DoorDash, e.g.

22. Something you may access with a QR code at a restaurant

23. Give the wrong impression

25. Charlotte's ___

28. Reciprocal exchange

30. Portable media players discontinued in 2022

32. Pooh's pal

33. Pasture sounds

36. Highest sudoku digit

37. Lynn ___ (former Steeler)

40. Phishing scheme, e.g.

41. Vietnamese lunar celebration

42. Valuable information source

43. Shuts down

47. Boxing results, briefly

48. Highest in rank

50. What a spider spins

52. Fencing weapons

53. What's new?

58. Shower affection (on)

59. Lets others pass

60. Actor Kapoor

61. Self-satisfied

62. Lithium's atomic number

63. Brooklyn hoopsters

64. Nautilus captain

65. Provides support

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Down

1. "Speak Now" and "Fearless," for Taylor Swift

2. National ___ (Washington Monument site)

3. Unmoving

4. Symbolic kind of pole

5. Behave badly

6. Old poet, or the old name for Google's Gemini

7. Rare lunar occurrence

8. What might be on tap

9. Flowing lights associated with '60s counterculture

10. "Sorry for this question ..."

11. Old photo tint

12. Change, as a contract

14. Common lease restriction

18. Universal prefix

21. Abbr. on cornerstones

24. Pressing need

25. Successes

26. “Awesome!”

27. Enjoy your meal!

29. Greek life groups, for short

31. Compilations sent to casting agents

34. Cookie served deep-fried at fairs

35. Stand-up performances

37. Wineglass feature

38. Comment after returning from a trip

42. On the water

44. Horror director Craven

45. New York port city on Lake Ontario

46. Fruits sometimes wrapped with prosciutto

48. Car that's a saloon to a Brit

49. Winning by a point

51. TiK ToK singer

54. Egg cell

55. "Hey ___" (virtual assistant wake phrase)

56. Carded

57. Casual tops

59. AOL competitor

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