Clues for the word "CURTAIL"
We've had 21 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on September 04, 2025.
Definition of curtail
- v. t. - To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
- n. - The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc.
Referring Clues
- Cut short
- Dock
- Make shorter
- Shorten
- Rail cut may be cut short
- Restrict
- Shorten to: "A mutt to the last"
- Dog with a tail to shorten
- Shorten a dog's caudal appendage
- Cut short a meandering trail?
- Reduce in length
- 1 across, the wagger and the wagged
- Cut dog-end
- Copper on trial is composed in dock
- Dock - to prevent wagging?
- Shorten to the short "Are sick"
- Apt word formed by this puzzle's missing letters
- Restrict dog following dog
- Shorten and give it a loose perm all round
- Cut short a meandering trail?
- Abridge
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - September 04, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 13, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 19, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 30, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 27, 2024
- Your Life Choices - July 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - December 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 19, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - April 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 10, 2023
- Daily Quick - February 19, 2023
- Daily Quick - January 30, 2023
- Your Life Choices - November 22, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - October 16, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 02, 2022
- Daily Quick - September 27, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 09, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 27, 2017
- Your Life Choices - December 11, 2017
- Guardian Quick - October 16, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - July 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 05, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 24, 2017
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...