The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPAY , but the solution may also be HEM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Alter, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPAY | 33 % | 4 |
| HEM | 20 % | 3 |
| LETOUT | 13 % | 6 |
| NEUTER | 7 % | 6 |
| AIRBRUSH | 7 % | 8 |
| LENGTHEN | 7 % | 8 |
| DYE | 7 % | 3 |
| REHEM | 7 % | 5 |
Why may HEM be the right solution?
The answer "HEM" is the right solution because when you alter something, you often hem it by folding and sewing the edge to create a neat finish.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Alter, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neuter
- shift
- affect
- amend
- amended
- arrange
- bit
- break
- budge
- burn
- cancel
- change
Crossword Answer definitions
SPAY verb- To remove or destroy the ovaries (of an animal) so that it cannot become pregnant.
- The hart in its third year; a young deer
- To divine; foretell
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 SPAY
- Alter an Airedale
- Fix
- Fix, as Fifi
- Be a responsible pet owner, in a way
- Neuter
- Alter kitty
- Fix Fifi
- Fix a hot dog?
- Fix, in a way
- Fix, in a sense
More clues leading to the result HEM
- Shorten
- Stitch
- Finished edge
- Haw's partner
- Line of fashion
- Shorten, in a way
- Border on a piece of cloth
- Clothes line
- Designer's bottom line
- End of the A-line?
More clues leading to the result LETOUT
- Unleash
- Release
- Released
- Finished, as school
- Divulge
- Free
- Freed
- Spill the beans
- Tailor, in a way
- Alter, in a way
More clues leading to the result NEUTER
- Grammatical gender
- Spay
- Just like it?
- Like some German nouns
- Like "it," but not "him" or "her"
- What "it" is
- Keep from reproducing
- Like "it"
- Like worker bees
- Not masculine or feminine
More clues leading to the result AIRBRUSH
- Spot remover, at times
- Alter a magazine cover photo, in a way
- Photo touch-up tool
- Photo lab wrinkle eliminator
- Alter, in a way
- Pretty up, as a photo
- Work on a magazine cover, in a way
- Touch up, as a photo
- Spraypaint atomizer
More clues leading to the result LENGTHEN
More clues leading to the result DYE
- Color
- Hair coloring
- Salon selection
- Woad, e.g.
- Hair preparation
- Job in a beauty parlor
- Cover the gray
- Do batik
- Salon stuff
- Tie-__ ('60s-style)