Taper off
The crossword clue "Taper off" is answered by WANE, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WANE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WANE answer page.
Used 34 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 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.
- DWINDLE (4 uses in xd)
- DECLINE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WANE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WANE, most used first.
- Diminish - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Dwindle - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Decline - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Ebb - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
- Decrease - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Subside - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Fade away - used 23 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.
- Give off - EMIT, used 874 times
- Way off - AFAR, used 229 times
- Off in the distance - AFAR, used 130 times
- Ticked off - SORE, used 123 times
- Give off, as light - EMIT, used 122 times
- Ward (off) - FEND, used 113 times
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