The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FESS , but the solution may also be FESS … which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Admit, with "up" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FESS | 62 % | 4 |
| OWN | 35 % | 3 |
| FESS … | 4 % | 8 |
Why may FESS be the right solution?
The word "fess" means to admit or confess. When you add "up" after it, it becomes "fess up," which is a common phrase meaning to admit to something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Admit, with "up"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fess
- own
- pack
- quit
- give up
- chuck up the sponge
- drop by the wayside
- drop out
- fall by the wayside
- give
- split
- throw
Crossword Answer definitions
FESS verb- To confess; to admit.
- A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
- (British dialect) Proud; conceited.
- (British dialect) Lively; active; strong.
- (British dialect) Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.
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 FESS
- Actor Parker
- Admit to wrongdoing, with "up"
- Own (up to)
- Own (up)
- Tell all, with "up"
- ___ up (tell all)
- Parker who played Boone
- Admit, with "up"
- Come clean, with "up"
- "Daniel Boone" star Parker
More clues leading to the result OWN
- "A League of Their ____"
- "My __ Private Idaho"
- Have in hand
- Fess up
- Have title to
- __ up (confess)
- Hold the deed to
- "A League of Their __"
- Has the deed to
- Dominate, as it were