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 |
| GETON | 2 % | 5 |
| STRIDE | 2 % | 6 |
| RISE | 2 % | 4 |
| STEPUP | 2 % | 6 |
| SPOT | 2 % | 4 |
| PROCEED | 1 % | 7 |
| MOVE | 1 % | 4 |
| GAINGROUND | 1 % | 10 |
| GETAHEAD | 1 % | 8 |
| GOFORWARD | 1 % | 9 |
| SPEED | 1 % | 5 |
| POSIT | 1 % | 5 |
| MOVEAHEAD | 1 % | 9 |
| GOAHEAD | 1 % | 7 |
| PASSON | 1 % | 6 |
| MAKEINROADSINTO | 1 % | 15 |
| FURTHER | 1 % | 7 |
| ROLL | 1 % | 4 |
| PREPAY | 1 % | 6 |
| ELEVATE | 1 % | 7 |
| CONTINUE | 1 % | 8 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 . . ."
More clues leading to the result ROLL
- Charmin' unit
- Drummer's device
- Official list
- Parker House __
- Thunder sound
- Toss the dice
- Brioche, e.g.
- Go around in circles
- Ham holder
- "___ on Texas Moon" (1947 Rogers movie)
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