| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OVERRAN | Exceeded, as a budget |
| OVERRAN | Exceeded, as the budget |
| RANOVER | Exceeded, as a time limit |
| EKES | Stretches, as a budget |
| TRIM | Reduce, as a budget |
| PARESDOWN | Trims, as a budget |
| TRIMS | Reduces, as a budget |
| MEATAX | Drastic, as a budget cut |
| REVISES | Works on, as a budget |
| EKED | Stretched out, as a budget |
| MEATAX | Severe, as in a budget cut |
| MEATAX | Sever, as in a budget cut |
| axed | remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget) |
| axing | remove abruptly (as from employment or from a budget) |
| trim | free of excess or extraneous matter by or as if by cutting trim a budget trim down the inventory |
