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Word that means to cut away excess ... while also meaning the opposite, to add decorative edging — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 2 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TRIM
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 2 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 2 2026
TRIM
Shape a beard, say (rhymes with "brim")
TRIM
4
Shape, as a beard
TRIM
4
What an overgrown hedge or hairdo might need
TRIM
4
"Just a ___" (ask at a parlor)
TRIM
4
Light haircut
TRIM
4
Salon request
TRIM
4
Clip into shape, like hair
TRIM
4
Shorten, as hair
TRIM
4
Shape, as a beard
TRIM
4
Cut a little, as hair
TRIM
4
Cut a little, as hair
TRIM
4
Shape, as bangs
TRIM
4
Toddler's dinnertime garment
BIB
3
Heart rate measure: Abbr.
BPM
3
Starting letters of the English alphabet
ABC
3
Swedish DIY furniture outlet
IKEA
4
Ginger ___ (Schweppes drink)
ALE
3
___ Wayne ("Lights Out" rapper)
LIL
3
Go off the ___ end (lose control of yourself)
DEEP
4
Burger-holding bread
BUN
3
E. ___ bacteria (anagram of "coil")
COLI
4
Dissenting votes in the Senate
NAYS
4
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