The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLASP , but the solution may also be GIVE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Buckle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLASP | 18 % | 5 |
| GIVE | 15 % | 4 |
| SAG | 15 % | 3 |
| WARP | 15 % | 4 |
| FASTEN | 9 % | 6 |
| CAVE | 9 % | 4 |
| CRUMPLE | 6 % | 7 |
| EATHUMBLEPIE | 3 % | 12 |
| THROWINTHETOWEL | 3 % | 15 |
| TACHE | 3 % | 5 |
| KNUCKLEUNDER | 3 % | 12 |
| GIVEIN | 3 % | 6 |
Why may GIVE be the right solution?
"GIVE" can be a synonym for "buckle" in the sense that it means to yield or collapse under pressure or force, similar to how a buckle might give way under stress.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Buckle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- warp
- crumple
- heave
- clasp
- seat
- knuckle
- attach
- tie
- retreat
- lash
- fasten
- distort
Crossword Answer definitions
CLASP noun- A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
- (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
- To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
- To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.
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 CLASP
- Hold onto
- Necklace fastener
- Tie securer
- Fastener
- Bill holder
- Choker component
- Necklace feature
- Envelope feature, at times
- Necklace part
- Envelope feature
More clues leading to the result GIVE
- Say "uncle"
- Statue of Liberty inscription starter
- Donate
- Bestow
- Show elasticity
- Word in a charity appeal
- Springiness
- Be generous
- Yield
- Perform publicly, as a play
More clues leading to the result SAG
- Get droopy
- Droop
- Reagan was its pres.
- Lose energy
- Depression
- Droop in the middle
- Go limp
- Hang down
- Bow to gravity
- What overloaded shelves do
More clues leading to the result WARP
- Distort
- Woof's partner
- Enterprise speed
- Speed things up, as Mario, and what one can do at the specially marked squares in this puzzle
- Distort and then some
- ___ speed
- Get out of shape
- Lumber problem
- Fail to remain straight
- Weft's counterpart
More clues leading to the result FASTEN
- Button up
- Secure
- Tie up
- Attach
- Connect, as a 31-Across
- Snap or staple
- Buckle up
- Click together
- Lock into place
- Join together
More clues leading to the result CAVE
- Bat hideout
- __ in (yield)
- Home for a bat, a man, or Batman
- Go soft in negotiations
- React to pressure
- Yield
- Hermit's hideaway
- Bear lair
- Spelunking milieu
- Collapse
More clues leading to the result CRUMPLE
- Prepare wastebasket paper
- Collapse
- Ball up
- Buckle
- Prepare to toss paper in a wastebasket
- Prepare to toss
- Give way suddenly
More clues leading to the result EATHUMBLEPIE
More clues leading to the result THROWINTHETOWEL
- Concede
- Give up
- Call it quits like a maid?
- Call it quits
- "Why don't you quit!"
- Quit
- Admit defeat
- Concede defeat
- Give up: Colloq.
- Quit, at ringside