The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SALT , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SALT | 13 % | 4 |
| PETNAME | 13 % | 7 |
| NUT | 13 % | 3 |
| ADDITIVE | 13 % | 8 |
| SPY | 13 % | 3 |
| OXIDE | 13 % | 5 |
| LAWYER | 13 % | 6 |
| DOG | 13 % | 3 |
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
SALT noun- A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
- One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
- A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.
- A sailor (also old salt).
- Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
- A person who seeks employment at a company in order to (once employed by it) help unionize it.
- Flavour; taste; seasoning.
- Piquancy; wit; sense.
- A dish for salt at table; a salt cellar.
- Skepticism and common sense.
- Indignation; outrage; arguing.
- To add salt to.
- To deposit salt as a saline solution.
- To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
- To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
- To include colorful language in.
- To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.
- Salty; salted.
- Saline.
- Related to salt deposits, excavation, processing or use.
- Bitter; sharp; pungent.
- Salacious; lecherous; lustful; (of animals) in heat.
- Costly; expensive.
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 SALT
- NaCI
- NaCl
- Seadog
- Skeptic's grain
- 1972 pact
- Popcorn add-on
- Pretzel topper
- Season
- Soluble compound
- It melts the ice
More clues leading to the result PETNAME
- Cookie or Honey
- Snowball, e.g.
- Honey or sugar, e.g.
- Snookums, for example
- Love handle?
- "Cutie pie" or "sweetie"
- Affectionate appellation
- Sugar, perhaps
- "Sweetie pie," e.g.
- Snookums, e.g.
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.