The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NUT , but the solution may also be DOG which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
6-Down, for one crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NUT | 13 % | 3 |
| ADDITIVE | 13 % | 8 |
| SPY | 13 % | 3 |
| OXIDE | 13 % | 5 |
| LAWYER | 13 % | 6 |
| DOG | 13 % | 3 |
| SALT | 13 % | 4 |
| PETNAME | 13 % | 7 |
Why may DOG be the right solution?
The answer "DOG" fits the clue "6-Down, for one" because a dog is a type of animal, and the clue is asking for a specific example of that type.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: 6-Down, for one
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dandle
- plump
- hair
- crush
- depose
- deposition
- foot
- guard
- heart
- lower
- luck
- nose
Crossword Answer definitions
NUT noun- A hard-shelled seed.
- A piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it having machined internal threads, intended to be screwed onto a bolt or other threaded shaft.
- A crazy person.
- The head.
- Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
- The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
- A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
- On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
- En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
- An extravagantly fashionable young man.
- (chiefly plural) A testicle.
- Semen, ejaculate.
- Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen
- An extreme enthusiast.
- A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
- (only in attributive use) The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts.
- The tumbler of a gunlock.
- A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
- (mostly in the form "nutting") To gather nuts.
- To hit deliberately with the head; to headbutt.
- (mildly) To orgasm; to ejaculate.
- No.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result ADDITIVE
- Extra ingredient
- 6 Down, for one
- F.D.A.'s concern
- Guar gum, e.g.
- 12-Down, often
- BHT or MSG, e.g.
- Prepackaged food stuff
More clues leading to the result SPY
- Le Carre character
- Mole
- Company man?
- Follett figure
- Investigate intensively
- Operative
- Secret agent
- Mata Hari, e.g.
- Mata Hari, for one
- Undercover agent
More clues leading to the result OXIDE
- Calcium __ (lime)
- Rust, for one
- Zinc-____
- Common chemical compound
- Nitrous ___ (laughing gas)
- Compound containing the eighth element (yes, another chemistry clue)
- Ferric ___
- Iron compound
- Lime or rust, e.g.
- Nitrous ___
More clues leading to the result LAWYER
- Attorney
- Butt of many jokes
- Typical John Grisham figure
- Suit in a suit?
- Counsel
- "One who protects us against robbers by taking away the temptation": H.L. Mencken
- Case studier
- Mason or McBeal
- Clarence Darrow, notably
- Public defender, e.g.
More clues leading to the result DOG
- Pug or boxer
- Fido, e.g.
- Go after
- Jack Russell, for one
- Odie
- Drug-sniffer, perhaps
- Frequent "Too Cute!" animal
- Pooch
- Follow closely
- Boxer, for one
More clues leading to the result SALT
- NaCI
- NaCl
- Seadog
- Skeptic's grain
- 1972 pact
- Popcorn add-on
- Pretzel topper
- Season
- Soluble compound
- It melts the ice