Subtract
The crossword clue "Subtract" is answered by DEDUCT, a 6-letter entry. Used 28 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEDUCT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEDUCT answer page.
Used 28 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1950. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TAKEAWAY (5 uses in xd)
- BATE (1 uses in xd)
- DECREASE (1 uses in xd)
- MAKEADIFFERENCE (1 uses in xd)
- TAKE (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
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- Considered - DEEMED, used 58 times
- More profound - DEEPER, used 51 times
- Rely - DEPEND, used 45 times
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