The term 'pare' is a verb meaning to REDUCE or CUT away something, usually referring to the outer layer of something. The crossword solutions for this term include 'SHORTEN' (7 letters), 'TRUNCATE' (8 letters), 'CROP' (4 letters), 'LOWER' (5 letters), 'SKIVE' (5 letters), 'CLIP' (4 letters), 'SHAVE' (5 letters), 'REMOVE' (6 letters), 'PRUNE' (5 letters), 'CUT' (3 letters), 'WHITTLE' (7 letters), 'SKIN' (4 letters), 'FLAY' (4 letters), 'TRIM' (4 letters), 'REDUCE' (6 letters), 'PEEL' (4 letters), and 'trimthefat' (10 letters). All of these words refer to different ways of cutting away or reducing something, either literally or figuratively.