Sharpen - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'sharpen' is the definition.
(whetting is a kind of sharpening)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for whet that I've seen before include "Sharpen the blade of (a tool/weapon)" , "Make more acute" , "Sharpen by rubbing" , "Sharpen - stimulate" , "Edge" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Times, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'sharpen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for edge that I've seen before include "Sharpness of mind" , "Brim" , "Bite" , "Move carefully; limit" , "Intense quality; limit" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Penny Press, The Times, The Star Tribune, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Sun, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'sharpen' is the definition.
(stropping is a kind of sharpening)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for strop that I've seen before include "Prime cutthroat" , "Leather strap used to sharpen razors" , "rage" , "Fit of bad temper" , "Piece of leather on which razor is sharpened" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the USA Today, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

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