| COAXED | Persuaded firm to cut down |
| APRICOT | Fruit in part damaged, one firm to cut (7) |
| REDUCE | Do some slimming to cut down the price (6) |
| MALLOW | Everybody coming in to cut down the hedge plant (6) |
| FACADE | Front-of-house to cut down on lighting and install air conditioning (6) |
| SCYTHE | Get terribly chesty, so used to cut down the weed (6) |
| INTIME | Proverbial reminder helping one to cut down on sewing (1,6,2,4,5,4) |
| SCRIMP | Crim goes between capitals of Spain and Portugal to cut down costs (6) |
| LOGJAM | What's blocked movement to cut down trees and conserve |
| BAOBAB | Last item on agenda maybe introduced to cut down small tree |
| CHEESEGRATER | One of those employed in pizzeria to cut down on the Parmesan - Pecorino is better we hear (6,6) |
| UPKEEP | Maintenance is not apparently something to cut down on (6) |
| THEWARDEN | Time to cut down forest to make book |
| FOODIE | Hearty eater, not entirely an idiot, shortly to cut down (6) |
| SLACKEN | Want to get into the money and to cut down on work (7) |
| ANXIETY | Using a tiny axe to cut down a large tree may cause you to worry! (7) |
| NINE | Proverbial reminder helping one to cut down on sewing (1,6,2,4,5,4) |
| SAVES | Proverbial reminder helping one to cut down on sewing (1,6,2,4,5,4) |
| ASTITCH | Proverbial reminder helping one to cut down on sewing (1,6,2,4,5,4) |
| RETRENCH | Sappers take to a foxhole to cut down on expenses (8) |
