The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word UTURN , but the solution may also be UEY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
About face crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UTURN | 72 % | 5 |
| REVERSAL | 8 % | 8 |
| REVERSE | 8 % | 7 |
| UEY | 4 % | 3 |
| FLIP | 4 % | 4 |
| TURN | 4 % | 4 |
Why may UEY be the right solution?
The answer "UEY" is the right solution because it is a slang term for making a U-turn, which is essentially an about-face while driving.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: About face
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- about turn
- volte-face
- reversal
- policy change
- about-turn
- u-turn
- turnaround
- turn
- upturn
- turnover
- shift
- about-faced
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 UTURN
- It'll take you back
- NO __ (road sign)
- Reverse direction
- Total reversal
- 180-degree maneuver
- 180, so to speak
- About face
- It might get you back on track
- Quick backtrack
- Reversal
More clues leading to the result REVERSAL
- Appeal result, at times
- About-face
- Unfavorable change of fortune
- U-turn
- This puzzle's twist, found at 17-, 19-, 25-, 50-, 58-, and 64-Across and 9-Down
- Turnabout
- A setback.
- About-face.
- Legal change.
- Setback.
More clues leading to the result REVERSE
- Parallel parker's gear
- Side of a U.S. coin that expresses its value in words
- Gear used when parallel parking
- Flip
- Transpose
- About-face
- Turn around
- Way to go back
- One begins parallel parking in it
- Setback
More clues leading to the result UEY
- 180° turn, slangily
- Change of direction
- Double back maneuver
- Doubleback move
- Quick turnaround
- Quick turnaround?
- Road reversal, for short
- 180-degree turn
- 180° turn
- Something a driver might hang, familiarly
More clues leading to the result FLIP
- Beginning of rubber sandals, (with 46D)
- Impromptu decision-maker
- Somersault
- Kind of chart or side
- "Dancing With the Stars" move
- Cheeky
- Decide with a coin
- Go head over heels
- Insolent
- Wilson