Shortening
The crossword clue "Shortening" is answered by LARD, a 4-letter entry. Used 49 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LARD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LARD answer page.
Used 49 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1947. It appears in 9 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.
- TRUNCATION (3 uses in xd)
- MAZOLAOIL (2 uses in xd)
- COTTONSEEDOIL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LARD
Every other clue in this collection answered by LARD, most used first.
- Cooking fat - used 131 times, most recently in 2026
- Frying medium - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Secular - LAIC, used 392 times
- Not as much - LESS, used 378 times
- "___ we forget" - LEST, used 354 times
- Minus - LESS, used 321 times
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