Cut abruptly

The answer

AXE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AXE answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for AXE

Every other clue in this collection answered by AXE, most used first.

• Chopper - used 156 times, most recently in 2026
• Chopping tool - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumberjack's tool - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
• Log chopper - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Firefighter's tool - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Body spray brand - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Can - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Pink-slip - used 41 times, most recently in 2021
• Logger's tool - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Woodsman's tool - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Paul Bunyan's tool - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Bunyan's tool - used 34 times, most recently in 2018
• Tool. - used 31 times, most recently in 2000
• Fireman's tool - used 27 times, most recently in 2017
• Cut drastically - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Send packing - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Let go - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Log splitter - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Forest feller - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• Hatchet - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Chop - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Dismiss - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Get rid of - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• What a feller needs - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• Wood splitter - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Cutting tool - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Guitar, slangily - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Sack - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Firefighting tool - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Give the boot - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• Wood chopper - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Reduce drastically - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Tree feller - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Woodcutter's tool - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Tin Man's prop - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Tool for Bunyan - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Cut - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Hewer - used 11 times, most recently in 2000
• Rail-splitter's tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Something to grind - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Tomahawk. - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Tool for a lumberjack - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Wood-chopping tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Chop down - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Good feller? - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Lizzie Borden's weapon - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Dismiss summarily - used 9 times, most recently in 2018
• Felling tool - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Sharp feller - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Give the heave-ho - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Hacker's tool - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumberjack's chopper - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Shining" prop - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tree toppler - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Wood cutter - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Apt rhyme for "lumberjacks" - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Big feller? - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Cancel - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Feller's tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Fir feller - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Hacker - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Hacking tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Logging tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Terminate - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tool for Paul Bunyan - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Tree chopper - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Wood-splitting tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cleaver - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Cord cutter - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Deodorant brand - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fire truck item - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Fire truck tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Firetruck tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Gimli's weapon - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Hatchet relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Hatchet's cousin - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Log-splitting tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Logger's chopper - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Lumber tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Lumberman's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Prop for the Tin Man - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Rail splitter - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Splitting tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Termination, figuratively - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Tin Woodman's tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Cut off - LOP, used 306 times
• Cut the grass - MOW, used 51 times
• Cut down - HEW, used 48 times
• Cut off - END, used 44 times
• Short cut - BOB, used 44 times
• Cut the lawn - MOW, used 37 times

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