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 |
| SAG | 15 % | 3 |
| WARP | 15 % | 4 |
| GIVE | 15 % | 4 |
| FASTEN | 9 % | 6 |
| CAVE | 9 % | 4 |
| CRUMPLE | 6 % | 7 |
| KNUCKLEUNDER | 3 % | 12 |
| GIVEIN | 3 % | 6 |
| EATHUMBLEPIE | 3 % | 12 |
| THROWINTHETOWEL | 3 % | 15 |
| TACHE | 3 % | 5 |
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 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 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 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 KNUCKLEUNDER
More clues leading to the result GIVEIN
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