Whittle down Crossword Clue

By: Christine Mielke - Last Updated: October 2, 2026, 3:02am MST

We have the 4-letter answer for Whittle down crossword clue, last seen in the Thomas Joseph Crossword October 2, 2026 puzzle. This answer will help you finish the puzzle you’re working on.

Whittle down Crossword Answer

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Helpful Hints

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WHITTLE (verb)
1. cut small bits or pare shavings from
WHITTLE (noun)
1. English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
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

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Missing Letter Crossword (5/2/2025) Answers

Across

1. NOUN: "any of a family...of very large, four-toed, chiefly aquatic, herbivorous artiodactyl mammals having a very large head and mouth"

6. Letters at the end of a mathematical proof

9. ADJECTIVE: "of, relating to, or being a number system with a base of eight"

10. Ending for scap or fib

11. ADVERB: "at, in, or to what place"

12. School facility for a speaker, briefly

13. Puts on TV another time

15. Latin for "I love"

17. “___ I can help it!”

19. Erykah who sings "On & On"

21. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in western Russia in Europe; flows from Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland at Saint Petersburg"

22. NOUN: "an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm"

24. NOUN: "a wine with a predominantly [ruby] color derived during fermentation from the natural pigment in the skins of dark-colored grapes"

25. NOUN: "a...general-purpose [device shaped like a certain letter of the alphabet]"

27. NOUN: "a large vessel (such as a cistern, tub, or barrel) especially for holding liquors in an immature state or preparations for dyeing or tanning"

28. "That's so cool!"

31. NOUN: "a widely cultivated ornamental climbing or prostrate or sometimes shrubby chiefly Eurasian vine"

32. NOUN: "a legendary Greek hero distinguished for his successful quest of the Golden Fleece"

33. NOUN: "a [viscous] preparation used in styling hair"

34. Joe Jackson's "Breaking Us ___"

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Down

1. "___ did that happen?"

2. "___ bin ein Berliner" (JFK quote)

3. NOUN: "any of various [flying reptiles] of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition"

5. Upstate New York city

6. IDIOM: "15 minutes after (a stated hour)"

7. ADJECTIVE: "tending to evade grasp or pursuit"

8. NOUN: "a male parent"

14. Charged particle

15. PLURAL NOUN: "[stomach] muscle[s]...especially of the anterolateral region...usually used in plural"

16. NOUN: "a room or space (as in a basement) designed according to the taste of the [alpha male] of the house to be used as his personal area for hobbies and leisure activities"

18. NOUN: "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal"

20. NOUN: "the address of a resource...on the Internet"

23. NOUN: "a Japanese system of writing that utilizes characters borrowed or adapted from Chinese writing"

26. Like bullies

27. Bookie's charge

29. VERB: "to draw or pull along behind"

30. Yoko heard briefly on "The White Album"

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Whittle down Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Whittle down crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the October 2, 2026's Thomas Joseph Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Whittle down crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is PARE
What is the 4-letter answer for Whittle down crossword clue?
- PARE
When has Whittle down crossword clue been used historically?
- Thomas Joseph Crossword - October 2 2026
- Thomas Joseph Crossword - September 5 2026
- Apple+ Crossword - May 29 2026
- The Sun 2-Speed Crossword - September 13 2025
- Missing Letter Crossword - May 2 2025
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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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