The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CHINKS , but the solution may also be SLITS which is one of the most recent solution (1990 in New York Times).
Clefts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHINKS | 33 % | 6 |
| RIMAE | 33 % | 5 |
| SLITS | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clefts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scissure
- fissure
- crack
- crevice
- divided
- bisulcate
- compound
- dissected
- cracks
- crevices
- folds
- perforations
Crossword Answer definitions
CHINKS noun- A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity.
- A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
- A chip or dent in something metallic.
- A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
- To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
- To crack; to open.
- To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
- A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
- Ready money, especially in the form of coins.
- To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.
- To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.
- A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.
- To laugh loudly.
- To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
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