| GUMDROP | Size to reduce in confectionery item |
| CASHEW | Nut, as used in confectionery item |
| DEBASE | To reduce in quality or value, especially with reference to coins in the past (6) |
| TRIVIA | To reduce in size, cut through trifles (6) |
| DECREASE | Remove the folds to reduce in size (8) |
| CONDENSE | To reduce in volume or size; make more compact (8) |
| LOWER | To reduce in height, elevation, amount, value |
| DEGRADE | To reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace or dishonour (7) |
| LOWEST | To reduce in value, degree intensity or quality (6) |
| DOWNGRADE | To reduce in status etc (9) |
| ANGELICA | "Heavenly" herb named for the old belief in its efficaciousness against poisoning or plague; or, said plant's green candied leaf-stalks, used in confectionery or to decorate trifles (8) |
| DILUTE | Turn the lid over a handy truck to reduce in strength |
| MACARON | Mummy gets acorn ground to prepare confectionery item (7) |
| HERSHEYBAR | American confectionery item first sold in 1900 |
| SPROCKET | Vital component in moving the drive chain, can be changed in size to affect the gearing (8) |
| NEPTUNE | Planet with a storm or "Great Dark Spot" which is comparable in size to Earth and experiences wind speeds of up to 1,500 mph (7) |
| COYPU | A large aquatic rodent native to South America that is similar in size to a beaver (5) |
| TULSA | Oklahoma city second in size to Oklahoma City |
| PROPORTIONATE | Corresponding in size to something else |
| PITTSBURGH | Pennsylvanian city, second in size to Philadelphia (10) |
