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 |
| SINCERE | 2 % | 7 |
| DIRECT | 2 % | 6 |
| UNGUARDED | 1 % | 9 |
| OPENHEARTED | 1 % | 11 |
| PLAINSPOKEN | 1 % | 11 |
| UNPOSED | 1 % | 7 |
| FOURSQUARE | 1 % | 10 |
| FORTHRIGHT | 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- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.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 SINCERE
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 UNGUARDED
More clues leading to the result OPENHEARTED
More clues leading to the result PLAINSPOKEN
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
More clues leading to the result FOURSQUARE
- Classic schoolyard activity, and theme of this puzzle
- Unwavering
- Unswerving, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
- Unswerving
- Unequivocal.
- With steadfast firmness.
- Unyielding.
- Frank.
- Forthright
- Outspoken quartet's address?