VERB: "to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of" Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EXCESS (noun)
1. excessive indulgence
2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
EXCESS (adjective)
1. more than is needed, desired, or required
IRREGULAR (adjective)
1. independent in behavior or thought
2. not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
IRREGULAR (noun)
1. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
2. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Hint 3: Anagram

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APER

More Missing Letter Crossword (12/20/2025) Answers

Across

1. ABBREVIATION: "a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses"

5. My heavens!

9. Website with a four-color logo

11. NOUN: "the [employees] engaged in a specific activity or enterprise"

13. Like some flashy colors

14. PLURAL NOUN: "female gametes"

16. NOUN: "a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants"

20. NOUN: "a frightening dream that usually awakens the sleeper"

22. NOUN: "a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation"

23. NOUN: "a small cask or barrel having a capacity of 30 gallons or less"

24. NOUN: "a region or area set off as distinct from surrounding or adjoining parts"

26. ADJECTIVE: "possible to understand, like, or have sympathy for because of similarities to oneself or one's own experiences"

31. Mideast boss

32. NOUN: "the period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun"

33. NOUN: "a pound sterling"

34. Tosses in

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Down

1. Drops on the grass

2. NOUN: "a member of a people of the area around the lower Niger in Africa"

3. NOUN: "great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)"

4. NOUN: "a small child"

5. NOUN: "one for whom or which something is or is believed to be named"

6. NOUN: "any of various fishes that have an elongated body resembling that of a pike and long narrow jaws"

7. NOUN: "a curved path"

8. Ruby in "Do the Right Thing"

12. NOUN: "a ballroom dance in duple time"

14. Iron-___ (some patches)

15. NOUN: "robust energy and enthusiasm"

17. NOUN: "the depression occupied by a [certain body of water]"

18. Before, in poems

19. NOUN: "1024 kilobytes"

21. NOUN: "a source of danger"

25. Late actress Rivera of "Glee" fame

26. Necessary: Abbr.

27. Bird with big eggs

28. Number of weeks in a year, one way

29. Young fellow

30. Where many TV dramas are set

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