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Curtail Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
verb

• stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

96%7Exact Match!
verb

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

95%4Exact Match!
noun

• an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

• any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

• a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

• a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

• landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out

• the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

• a short or shortened tail of certain animals

verb

• come into dock

• deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

• deduct from someone's wages

• remove or shorten the tail of an animal

• maneuver into a dock

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times07 Jan 2021 Down 2
The Guardian Quick29 Jan 2019 Down 13
New York Times30 Jun 2018 Across 59
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