Crossword Genius

Cut (4)

Ross

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cut</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(paring is a kind of cutting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Decrease gradually" , "Shave, say, pencil" , "Shave or peel" , "Trim off in layers" , "Trim by cutting" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Independent, The Mirror, The Guardian and the Penny Press.
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