Cuts off

Latest answer — July 29, 2026

11 Down

Trims something by removing part of it. ✂️

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  1. 1“Darn!”
  2. 5Saigon soup
  3. 8Missing GI
  4. 12Penne -- vodka
  5. 13Cabin component
  6. 14Post-WWII alliance
  7. 15Part of a clock
  8. 17Sporty car roof
  9. 18Lacking vigor
  10. 19Upper crust
  11. 21Mimic
  12. 22At hand
  13. 23Corn serving
  14. 26Govt. lender
  15. 28Florentine cathedral
  16. 31Old name for France
  17. 33Tolkien ogre
  18. 35Saturn, for one
  19. 36Desert haven
  20. 38Santa’s helper
  21. 40Genre for Jay-Z
  22. 41Barber’s concern
  23. 43“-- Spartacus!”
  24. 45Indefinite interval
  25. 47Lego pieces
  26. 51“-- on first?”
  27. 52Like many lunch breaks
  28. 54Libertine
  29. 55Nigeria’s cont.
  30. 56Oodles
  31. 57Three feet
  32. 58Prohibit
  33. 59D.C. baseball team

Down

  1. 1“Funny!”
  2. 2North Carolina university
  3. 3Crossword hint
  4. 4Fate
  5. 5Sugar pill
  6. 6Sweetie
  7. 7Poet Nash
  8. 8West Indies island
  9. 9Energy unit equivalent to 3,600 joules
  10. 10Oklahoma tribe
  11. 11Cuts off
  12. 16Swinging joints?
  13. 20Cover
  14. 23Freud’s “The -- and the Id”
  15. 24Bond rating
  16. 25Busy commuting time
  17. 27Exist
  18. 291959 Kingston Trio hit
  19. 30“Alley --”
  20. 32Served as a go-between
  21. 34Virtuoso pianist Van
  22. 37Part of RSVP
  23. 39Klinger portrayer
  24. 42Detox center
  25. 44La Scala city
  26. 45Wrong
  27. 46Horse’s halter?
  28. 48Pop flavor
  29. 49Shoelace snarl
  30. 50Pvt.’s superiors
  31. 53Son-gun link

The answer to “Cuts off” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is LOPS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 29, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 11-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cuts off” answer

LOPS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LOPS

Trims something by removing part of it. ✂️

What does LOPS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LOPS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • cut off (a branch, limb, or twig) from the main body of a tree

When else has “Cuts off” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 29, 2026 (most recent) → LOPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Cuts off”?

The answer is LOPS, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 29, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Cuts off”?

4 letters: LOPS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 29, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 11-Down.

Can “Cuts off” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for July 29, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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