| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| cut | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| trim | 4 | |
| shun | 4 | |
| pull | 4 | |
| rein | 4 | |
| reap | 4 | |
| snob | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| snoot | 5 | |
| spurn | 5 | |
| stunt | 5 | |
| sneer | 5 | |
| recap | 5 | |
| check | 5 | |
| shear | 5 | |
| shave | 5 | |
| prune | 5 | |
| sniff | 5 | |
| snort | 5 | |
| scorn | 5 | |
| repel | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| slight | 6 | |
| pruned | 6 | |
| resist | 6 | |
| refuse | 6 | |
| ignore | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| rebuff | 6 | |
| scotch | 6 | |
| reject | 6 | |
| sum up | 6 | |
| retard | 6 | |
| shaved | 6 | |
| rebuke | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| MORTIFY | 7 | |
| trimmed | 7 | |
| upstage | 7 | |
| take in | 7 | |
| highhat | 7 | |
| putdown | 7 | |
| repress | 7 | |
| pull-in | 7 | |
| slacken | 7 | |
| refusal | 7 | |
| repulse | 7 | |
| shorten | 7 | |
| sheared | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| Set Back | 8 | |
| shoulder | 8 | |
| suppress | 8 | |
| ward off | 8 | |
| straiten | 8 | |
| truncate | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| restrain | 8 | |
| withhold | 8 | |
| prohibit | 8 | |
| relegate | 8 | |
| put-back | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| rusticate | 9 | |
| SUMMARIZE | 9 | |
| turn back | 9 | |
| Send away | 9 | |
| shortened | 9 | |
| telescope | 9 | |
| send off | 9 | |
| reprimand | 9 | |
| transport | 9 | |
| proscribe | 9 | |
| MESSYBUNS | 9 | |
| push back | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| thrust out | 10 | |
| slow down | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| thrust back | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| recapitulate | 12 | |
| coldshoulder | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| turn away from | 14 | |