The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ICE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Clinch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ICE | 41 % | 3 |
| SEWUP | 41 % | 5 |
| NAIL | 6 % | 4 |
| NAILDOWN | 6 % | 8 |
| GRAPPLE | 4 % | 7 |
| EMBRACE | 2 % | 7 |
Why may ICE be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clinch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clench
- hug
- find
- ice
- snatch
- wrest
- championship
- wrestle
- fight
- victory
- winning
- wins
Crossword Answer definitions
ICE noun- Water in frozen (solid) form.
- Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
- Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form.
- A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
- An ice cream.
- Any substance having the appearance of ice.
- One or more diamonds and jewelry.
- Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs.
- The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
- Money paid as a bribe.
- To cool with ice, as a beverage.
- To become ice; to freeze.
- To make icy; to freeze.
- To murder.
- To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
- To put out a team for a match.
- To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
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 ICE
- Chill
- Dry __ (solid Carbon dioxide)
- Gerald Browne's "Green ___"
- Hockey field
- Rink surface
- Ross __ Shelf
- Winter sculpture material
- Bar request
- Bruin's milieu
- Diamonds, to jewel thieves
More clues leading to the result SEWUP
- Fix a seam
- Clinch
- Make assured
- Conclude
- Finalize
- Finish
- Nail down
- Conclude, as a deal
- Clinch, as a victory
- Complete, as a deal
More clues leading to the result NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result NAILDOWN
- Establish conclusively
- Complete, as details
- Finalize
- Clinch
- Settle once and for all
- Make final
- Settle firmly.
- Clinch, as a victory
More clues leading to the result GRAPPLE
- Fight hand-to-hand
- Go at it hand-to-hand
- Wrestle (with)
- Compete hand-to-hand
- Struggle (with)
- Contend (with)
- Wrestle
- Contend in close fight.
- Come to grips.
- Contend (with).