Crossword clues for A cut above, with "to":CUTPartner of pasteCUTSDeletionsCUTPost-shuffle actionCUTSplit the deckCUTDirectors' directiveCUTPaste partnerCUTSalon serviceCUTEdit outCUTSChuck and othersCUTTINGWith 43-Across, acting like an unscrupulous contractor ... and a hint to this puzzle's circlesCUTDiminishCUTAllotted percentageCUTSStage director's concernCUTOff the teamCUTTINGLYThe surgery department's budget may have to be slashed, Tom stated ___CUTQuick transition, in filmCUTSBags a class, so to speakCUTSDoes some editingCUTShare of the profitsCUTWith 48-Across, crème de la crème, literallyCUTDeep __CUTTournament elimination pointCUTSSnips, as hairCUTSCold __CUTShorteningCUTTakeCUTShortenCUTEnd a takeCUTSUses a scissorCUTCurtailCUTPiece of the action, perhapsCUTDrop from the teamCUTSThey can get under your skinCUTAnd we're done, directoriallyCUTAbridgedCUTSClipsCUTSSongs on albumsCUTPiece of the actionCUTAbrupt film transitionCUTWith 40-Down, instruction to an annoying little brotherCUT__ the mustardCUTReductionCUTSnipCUTSong on a recordCUTEdit, in a wayCUTUse scissors onCUTScrapCUTSReduces, as expensesCUTUse scissorsCUTSEdits