Clues for the word "LESS"
We've had 288 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1281 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on December 11, 2025.
Definition of less
- conj. - Unless.
- a. - Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
- adv. - Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
- n. - A smaller portion or quantity.
- n. - The inferior, younger, or smaller.
- v. t. - To make less; to lessen.
Referring Clues
- Comparative form of little
- Not so much
- Reduced by
- Minus
- With a discount of
- A reduced state
- Amount to make do with
- Diminished by
- "Nothing ___" (bargainer's demand)
- Nothing ___
- More or ___
- Discounted by
- Sale-priced
- Not so great
- More, in a saying
- Lacking
- On sale
- Lower
- Subtracted by
- Result of downsizing
- Discounted
- Not as much
- Not as
- Subtracting
- Taking off
- Off
- More's opposite
- Exhibiting greater moderation
- Marked down
- To a smaller degree
- Take away
- Sale word
- What dieters eat
- Not including
- Much ___
- More limited
- Without
- To a smaller extent
- Fewer
- More, to minimalists
- Sometimes it's more
- More, some say
- "In 25 words or ___..."
- Reduced
- Most certainly not, after "much"
- What to eat to lose weight
- Sale sign word
- What most dieters eat?
- Opposite of more
- More, proverbially
- "Make do" amount
- More, it is said
- ___ than (what < means)
- It's more in an adage
- "The Road ___ Traveled"
- Not as expensive
- Diminishing returns
- Smaller in amount
- "___ Than Zero" (Bret Easton Ellis novel)
- "One ___ Bell to Answer" (1970 hit)
- Without: Suffix
- Couldn't care ___ (was indifferent)
- More or ___ (to some extent)
- A smaller amount
- "___ of Me" (Glen Campbell song)
- "The Road ___ Traveled"
- More, according to architect van der Rohe
- Subtraction word
- Inferior
- More or ___
- Word of comparison
- "___ is more"
- Comparative word
- More, to a minimalist
- "In 25 words or ___ ..."
- In proverbs it's more
- "In 25 words or ___ ..."
- It's sometimes more
- "Make do" amount
- Word mistakenly substituted for "fewer"
- Smaller amount
- Of reduced degree
- Minimalist's catchword
- More, in a phrase
- Smaller in degree
- "In 25 words or ___ . . ."
- What you pay at sales
- What we all want to pay
- Points for the losing team?
- What dieters should eat?
- Dieter's portion
- More, in a maxim
- Not more
- More alternative
- It's more in proverbs
- Subtraction term
- What dieters should eat
- It's said to be more
- What most dieters should eat
- What a cut provides
- An end to motion
- Discounter's word
- More proverbially
- Points the losing team has?
- What the loser has, compared to the winner
- On sale, say
- A smaller portion
- Word mistakenly substituted for "fewer"
- More, to some
- "___ is more"
- More or ___ (approximately)
- What we all want to pay?
- What we all want to pay?
- Care or help trailer
- Love ______
- ___ than (what "<" means in math)
- Amount that's settled for
- Smaller
- Negative suffix
- A smaller amount of
- Not as great
- Diminished state
- -
- Diminished
- Discounted
- Reduced amount
- Opposite of 38-Across
- With 56-Across, faster
- Not as costly
- Discount word
- With 34-Across, what "<" means
- Light beer ad word
- Off, pricewise
- Smaller quantity
- Dieter's amount
- See 51 Down
- What reducers weigh
- Not so many
- Eat this to lose weight
- It's more, they say
- Some don't settle for it
- Smaller in number
- "Tastes great! ___ filling!"
- Amount some make do with
- ___ said, the better
- It can be more, proverbially
- Ruth's finale?
- "I took the one ___ traveled by": Frost
- More's alternative
- More, according to some
- Not as much of
- "___ than perfect"
- Not as many
- Suffix indicating absence
- Amount to make do with, sometimes
- What irregulars go for
- Not quite as much
- Not as pricey
- More, philosophically speaking
- What to eat to lose weight?
- "Great Taste...___ Filling": Miller Lite slogan
- Lower in price
- Suffix with count or number
- Not as great?
- 10-Across, vis-a-vis 33-Across
- Ending for 23 Down
- It can be more
- What the smaller portion is
- What to pay for irregulars
- Far from more
- What a successful dieter weighs
- Frequency modulation word?
- What a haggler seeks to pay
- Not as intensely
- Taking away
- What 1 is to 2 and 2 is to 3
- It's more proverbially
- It's more, proverbially
- Marked down by
- Like a discounted amount
- Small amount
- Fewer than
- Subtracted from
- Not so
- It may be more, to some
- It may be more
- Word often misused in place of "fewer"
- Word in an express checkout lane which annoys grammarians
- Word often confused with "fewer"
- Not as much as
- Rise Against "Life ___ Frightening"
- ___ Than Jake
- "Piano Wire Smile" band
- Alt-band that likes to subtract?
- Collective Soul "No More, No ___"
- Joss Stone "___ Is More"
- Minimal Ben Harper song?
- "She Loves You No ___" My Bloody Valentine
- Blink-182 "The more I go on, the ___ I can face this"
- Triumph "The more I get to see, the ___ I understand"
- See 17
- Fewer praise missing bishop
- Without Leslie's
- See 12
- When some of the vessels are wrecked, there aren't so many
- Shorter time for teaching? That's not on
- Not so much of it!
- Without reducing the sales staff
- See 21
- Smaller boy absent from lessons
- See 13
- See 3
- See 6
- What's more, it's said
- Soul Asylum "One ___ thing to call my own"
- See 1
- Comparative of 'a little'
- Fewer found among sales staff
- Fewer in Naples smoke
- Not so much praise without bishop
- Not so pricey
- U-turn from more
- More or ___ (sort of)
- What hagglers seek to pay
- It's more, in a saying
- Discounted amount
- Cheaper
- What frugal people make do with
- Greer novel with a 2018 Pulitzer
- "He that hath no beard is ___ than a man": Shak.
- Like -2, vis-a-vis -1
- Make-do amount?
- Ending like -free
- "I couldn't care ___!"
- Fewer to take on for instruction
- Minimalist's desire
- Subtraction preposition
- It's more, it's said
- Smaller in quantity
- Slighter
- What is more, proverbially
- 14 ___, M Scott Peck's psychology of love
- Word akin to "fewer"
- A lower price
- What you get when cheated
- Not as frequently
- ___ than ideal
- "That's too much"
- Opposite of -ful
- "More" opposite
- Like -12, vis-a-vis 37
- A smaller quantity
- "Road ___ Traveled" (Lauren Alaina song)
- "Don't settle for ___!"
- A reduced amount
- No ___: surprisingly
- Nothing ___ than perfect
- More, as the saying goes
- "Not that much"
- "More matter, with ___ art": "Hamlet"
- What's more, they say
- Word similar to "fewer"
- More disagreement!
- You won't find so much in pickles, sauces, etc.
- "And I - I took the one ___ traveled by": Robert Frost
- Word sometimes used incorrectly for "fewer"
- More?
- "___ Than Zero"
- Comparison word
- Counterpart of -ful
- Like what 16 is compared to 37
- "Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander)
- What slackers do vis-à-vis non-slackers
- Justin Bieber's "One ___ Lonely Girl"
- What a haggler hopes to pay
- What losers weigh
- "___ talk, more action"
- Not even half a mile outside Sevenoaks!
- What's more?
- End to end?
- Not as often
- What the KonMari Method leaves you with
- "Sometimes ___ is more"
- No more, no ___
- You shouldn't settle for it
- "Tastes great, ___ filling": Miller Lite slogan
- Suffix that means "without"
- What a bargain hunter hopes to pay
Last Seen In
- LA Times - December 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 28, 2025
- Daily American - November 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 20, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 04, 2025
- New York Times - October 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 23, 2025
- New York Times - October 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 08, 2025
- Daily American - July 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 28, 2025
- New York Times - July 20, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 15, 2025
- Mirror Mini - July 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 30, 2025
- Daily American - June 21, 2025
- Mirror Mini - June 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 08, 2025
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