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| 1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 42% | 15 | Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery' | |
| 3 | 28% | 15 | Can range in size from a few pounds to over a hundred pounds | |
Take Off Pounds Of Either Kind Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
REDUCE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
REDUCE
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "REDUCE" which means:
- verb
- • Cut down on; make a reduction in
- • Make less complex
- • Bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- • Simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- • Lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- • Be the essential element
- • Reduce in size; reduce physically
- • Lessen and make more modest
- • Make smaller
- • To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- • Narrow or limit
- • Put down by force or intimidation
- • Undergo meiosis
- • Reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- • Destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- • Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- • Be cooked until very little liquid is left
- • Cook until very little liquid is left
- • Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- • Take off weight
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to reduce my calorie intake to lose weight."
- • "We should reduce the amount of plastic we use."
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| The Guardian Cryptic13 Oct 2008 | Down 1 | |
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
|---|---|---|
1 | A vague idea or unfounded belief; a parody of take-off; a print run; or, a stamped mark, either on a physical object or on the mind
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
17 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 17 Jun 2023 |
2 | Brand once advertised with "Take it off. Take it all off"
New York Times -
24 Jun 2017 | New York Times / 24 Jun 2017 |
3 | Can range in size from a few pounds to over a hundred pounds | |
4 | Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery' | |
5 | Take it off, take it all off
New York Times -
16 Nov 2005 | New York Times / 16 Nov 2005 |
6 | Take off about right - I take off gently
The Guardian Cryptic -
21 Aug 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 21 Aug 2001 |
7 | Take off again, as pounds
New York Times -
14 Oct 2012 | New York Times / 14 Oct 2012 |
