The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KOWTOW , but the solution may also be FLATTER which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in LA Times).
Apple-polish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KOWTOW | 20 % | 6 |
| PLAYUPTO | 20 % | 8 |
| FAWN | 20 % | 4 |
| FLATTER | 20 % | 7 |
| BUTTERUP | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Apple-polish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nail polish
- polishes
- shoe polish
- apple juice
- apple sauce
- polishing
- candy apple
- sugar apple
- apple tart
- caramel apple
- nail enamel
- apple pie
Crossword Answer definitions
KOWTOW noun- The act of kowtowing.
- To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
- To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
- To bow very deeply.
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 KOWTOW
- Obsequious gesture
- Show complaisance
- Grovel
- Fawningly defer (to)
- Be a bootlicker
- Act the toady
- Show servility
- Display deference
- Bow and scrape
- Show deference
More clues leading to the result PLAYUPTO
More clues leading to the result FAWN
- Bambi, at one time
- Act the sycophant
- Yearling in The Yearling
- Be a bootlicker
- Be a sycophant
- Light yellowish-brown
- Doe boy?
- Bow and scrape
- Youngster in the woods
- Babe in the woods
More clues leading to the result FLATTER
- Use oil on, you might say
- Apple-polish
- Butter up
- ___ than a pancake
- Soft-soap
- Blacksmith's tool
- Praise insincerely
- Praise effusively
- Butter up big-time
- Sweet-talk