The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEND , but the solution may also be LOAN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Advance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEND | 43 % | 4 |
| LOAN | 20 % | 4 |
| GAIN | 5 % | 4 |
| INROAD | 5 % | 6 |
| PROGRESS | 4 % | 8 |
| PROMOTE | 3 % | 7 |
| STRIDE | 2 % | 6 |
| RISE | 2 % | 4 |
| GETON | 2 % | 5 |
| STEPUP | 2 % | 6 |
| SPOT | 2 % | 4 |
| PROCEED | 1 % | 7 |
| MOVE | 1 % | 4 |
| PREPAY | 1 % | 6 |
| ELEVATE | 1 % | 7 |
| CONTINUE | 1 % | 8 |
| GAINGROUND | 1 % | 10 |
| GETAHEAD | 1 % | 8 |
| GOFORWARD | 1 % | 9 |
| SPEED | 1 % | 5 |
| MOVEAHEAD | 1 % | 9 |
| GOAHEAD | 1 % | 7 |
| POSIT | 1 % | 5 |
| PASSON | 1 % | 6 |
| MAKEINROADSINTO | 1 % | 15 |
| FURTHER | 1 % | 7 |
| ROLL | 1 % | 4 |
Why may LOAN be the right solution?
The word "advance" can be a synonym for a loan, which is a sum of money borrowed with the expectation of repayment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Advance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- progression
- get ahead
- progress
- advancement
- make headway
- gain ground
- further
- march on
- promote
- move on
- improvement
- shape up
Crossword Answer definitions
LEND noun- The lumbar region; loin.
- (of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
- To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- To make a loan.
- To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- To borrow.
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 LEND
- Advance
- Advance on credit
- Supply on credit
- Contribute
- Impart
- Grant for a time
- Make advances?
- ___ a hand
- Let use
- Emulate Shylock
More clues leading to the result LOAN
- Part of S&L
- Bank offering
- Half of S & L
- Home equity __
- Kind of shark
- Mortgage
- Car-buyer's need, perhaps
- Student debt
- Transaction or shark
- Lend
More clues leading to the result GAIN
- Increase
- Gridiron advance
- Pick up some yards
- Uptick
- Dieter's nightmare
- Profit
- Pick up yardage
- Fail with a diet
- Make progress
- Advance
More clues leading to the result INROAD
- Foot in the door
- Damaging encroachment
- Encroachment
- Hostile advance
- Bit of progress
- Foray
- Serious encroachment
- Tactical advancement
- Trespass
- Forced entry
More clues leading to the result PROGRESS
- See 14 Across
- Advance
- Headway
- Move forward
- Headway.
- Moral improvement.
- Improvement.
- Advance.
- Forward course.
- Pilgrim's achievement
More clues leading to the result PROMOTE
- Foster
- Make a knight, perhaps
- Further
- Kick upstairs
- Make head of the department, say
- Hype
- Plug
- Push forward
- Advance in rank
- Pitch, as a product
More clues leading to the result STRIDE
- Take giant steps
- Gait
- Long step
- Walk in step
- Fats Waller piano style
- It's a big step
- Jazz piano style
- With 45-Down, Fats Waller specialty
- Steady pace
- Pace
More clues leading to the result RISE
- "___ and shine!"
- Anticipate the anthem
- Greet the judge
- Levitate
- Lose a lap
- Prepare to shine?
- Shaving-cream name
- Ascend
- Emulate the sun
- First name in sopranos
More clues leading to the result GETON
- Advance in age
- Go forward
- ____with it: proceed
- Make progress
- Board
- Board, as a bus
- Board, as a ship
- Fare
- Advance
- Mount
More clues leading to the result STEPUP
- Accelerate
- Increase by degrees
- Come forward
- Meet a challenge
- Increase
- Intensify
- Increase, as production
- Take on responsibility
- Answer the call
- Rise to the challenge ... and a hint to a hidden word in 5-, 10-, 25- and 28-Down
More clues leading to the result SPOT
- Dalmatian's name?
- Dry-cleaner's target
- Good name for a leopard?
- It may be soft or sweet
- Locale
- TV commercial
- "See __ run"
- Dick and Jane's dog
- Dick's dog
- Pet's name
More clues leading to the result PROCEED
More clues leading to the result MOVE
- Pull up stakes
- "Shake a leg!"
- QxQ, for one
- Relocate
- Q x Q, for one
- Maneuver
- Turn to play
- Castling in chess, e.g.
- Chess go
- Pick up and go
More clues leading to the result PREPAY
- Gas pump choice
- Get a subscription, perhaps
- Take care of a charge in advance
- Pony up in advance
- Settle up in advance
- Avoid a balance
- Pump option
- Settle early
- End a mortgage early
- Don't do COD
More clues leading to the result ELEVATE
- Lift the spirits
- Raise
- Aggrandize
- Buoy up
- Get a raise?
- Idolize
- Use a jack on
- Move toward the top
- Upgrade
- Take higher
More clues leading to the result CONTINUE
- Postpone in court
- "I'm still listening"
- "Go on..."
- Keep it up
- Go on
- Extend.
- Keep up.
- Advance
- Carry on
- "I'm listening ..."
More clues leading to the result GAINGROUND
More clues leading to the result GETAHEAD
More clues leading to the result GOFORWARD
More clues leading to the result SPEED
- Floor it
- Risk a summons
- Defy the limit
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Rate of movement
- Velocity
- Exceed the limit
- Risk a ticket
- Ignore the limit
- Going rate?
More clues leading to the result MOVEAHEAD
More clues leading to the result GOAHEAD
- "Knock yourself out"
- Permission
- "Be my guest"
- See 1-Across
- "I'm not stopping you"
- Approval
- Like a tiebreaking run
- Starter's signal.
- Proceed.
- Advance.
More clues leading to the result POSIT
- Assume
- Put forth
- Take as a given
- Propose as an explanation
- Situate
- Hypothesize
- Put philosophically
- Assume as a fact
- Assume as fact
- Assume for the sake of argument
More clues leading to the result PASSON
- Deliver, as information
- Impart
- Send along
- Decide not to take
- Decide not to use
- Relay, as information
- Relay
- Hand down
- Relay, as a message
- Don't go for
More clues leading to the result MAKEINROADSINTO
More clues leading to the result FURTHER
- Advance, as one's cause
- More out there
- To a greater degree
- Additional
- Advance, as a cause
- Advance.
- Aid
- Give an impulse to
- More advanced
- "And what's more . . ."