Cut closely
The crossword clue "Cut closely" is answered by SHAVE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SHAVE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAVE answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SHAVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHAVE, most used first.
- Use a razor - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Barber's offering - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Barbershop offering - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Barbershop service - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Remove whiskers - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Pare - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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 - SEVER, used 104 times
- Cut - SEVER, used 63 times
- Cut corners - SKIMP, used 42 times
- V-shaped cut - NOTCH, used 42 times
- Cut into cubes - DICED, used 40 times
- Cut at an angle - BEVEL, used 34 times
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