The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OPEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Candid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN | 77 % | 4 |
| FRANK | 7 % | 5 |
| HONEST | 4 % | 6 |
| UPFRONT | 3 % | 7 |
| DIRECT | 2 % | 6 |
| SINCERE | 2 % | 7 |
| OPENHEARTED | 1 % | 11 |
| FORTHRIGHT | 1 % | 10 |
| UNPOSED | 1 % | 7 |
| PLAINSPOKEN | 1 % | 11 |
| UNGUARDED | 1 % | 9 |
| FOURSQUARE | 1 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Candid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unstudied
- artless
- ingenuous
- uncontrived
- unflattering
- direct
- plainspoken
- forthright
- frank
- free-spoken
- blunt
- outspoken
Crossword Answer definitions
OPEN adjective- Not closed
- Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended
- Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- Receptive.
- Public
- Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
- (of a formula) Having a free variable.
- (of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
- (of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are different.
- (of a file, document, etc.) In current use; mapped to part of memory.
- Not fulfilled.
- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
- (stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- (wind instruments) Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- (Of correspondence) Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement. (Opposite of "without prejudice")
- Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- (of a syllable) That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
- Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- To bring up, broach.
- To enter upon, begin.
- To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
- To make accessible to customers or clients.
- To start (a campaign).
- To become open.
- To begin conducting business.
- To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- To reveal one's hand.
- (of a file, document, etc.) To load into memory for viewing or editing.
- To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
- (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete
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 OPEN
- "___ Sesame!"
- Begin bidding
- Certain tourney
- Hold jacks or better
- Kind of enrollment
- Ready for business
- Receptive
- Start the bidding
- Start the business day
- Storefront sign
More clues leading to the result FRANK
- Nathan's purchase
- Straightforward
- Corn dog's core
- Outspoken
- Borman or Sinatra
- Architect ___ Lloyd Wright
- Direct
- Ballpark buy
- Mail for free
- Candid
More clues leading to the result HONEST
- Straightforward
- On the level
- "So help me!"
- "Swear to god"
- On the up and up
- Lincolnesque?
- Unvarnished
- "I swear!"
- "___ as the day is long"
- Like Abe
More clues leading to the result UPFRONT
More clues leading to the result DIRECT
- Call the shots
- In a straight line
- Set the scene?
- Straightforward
- Taking no detours
- Sans stopovers
- Follow in Fellini's footsteps
- Not beating around the bush
- Person-to-person
- Without stops or detours
More clues leading to the result SINCERE
More clues leading to the result OPENHEARTED
More clues leading to the result FORTHRIGHT
- Going straight to the point.
- Honest
- Direct
- Straight to the point
- Candid
- Straight to the point … or, homophonically, what this answer is relative to this puzzle?
More clues leading to the result UNPOSED
- Natural
- Like candid photos
- Like candid shots
- Best kind of photograph.
- Candid
- Candid, as a photo
- Photographically natural