The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONES which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Brushes up on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONES | 40 % | 5 |
| REREADS | 40 % | 7 |
| RELEARNS | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brushes up on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reviews
- relearns
- studies
- case
- concentration
- scholarship
- educational
- document
- academically
- scholarly
- study
- edu
Crossword Answer definitions
HONES noun- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
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 HONES
- Sharpens
- Whets
- Puts an edge on
- Perfects
- Strops
- Gets sharp
- Improves, as an edge
- Sharpeners
- Seeks an edge
- Works on the edge
More clues leading to the result REREADS
- Peruses again
- Double-checks
- Double-checks the text
- Enjoys again, as a book
- Goes over again, as a contract
- Checks over
- Studies carefully, in a way
- Checks carefully, as a contract
- Enjoys a favorite book
- Gets through twice, as a book