| CULL | Eliminate, to reduce a population (of animals) (4) |
| GENEPOOL | The total genetic information within a population of animals or plants, usually within a single species (4, 4) |
| CULLS | Eliminates to reduce a group (5) |
| CULLER | One reducing population (of animals) |
| VOLE | With a population of around 75 million, a field mouse-like animal which is one of Britain's most common mammals; or, in ecarte the winning of all the tricks in one deal (4) |
| ROME | Which city was first to reach a population of one people? (4) |
| JAVA | Island the size of England, with a population of around 140 million (4) |
| LIMA | South American capital city, founded 1535, with a population of 10m (4) |
| SUVA | Capital city with a population of about 100,000, three hours flight from Auckland (4) |
| DADE | Miami-___ County: Florida's largest county with a population of 2.7m (4) |
| OAHU | Hawaiian island with a population of around one million |
| EDEN | Garden with a population of two |
| REEF | Reduce a sail's surface - shipping hazard (4) |
| MOWS | Reduces a yard to a few inches? |
| DEMOLISH | To reduce a building to ruins, is to do what to it (8) |
| COMMUTE | In law to reduce a sentence to a less severe one |
| NEBULIZE | To reduce a liquid to a fine spray or vapour; (8) |
| EDIT | Reduce a sentence, perhaps |
| PLEA | ___ bargain (deal that can reduce a criminal defendant's sentence) |
| SALE | It can reduce a store's inventory |
