Answer to "Cools one's heels" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WAITS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.

Cools one's heels crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
WAITS	60 %	5
AWAITS	20 %	6
IDLES	10 %	5
WADES	10 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cools one's heels

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• cool
• heel
• await
• bide
• wait
• head
• over
• agog
• attention
• delay
• dig
• heads

Crossword Answer definitions

WAITS noun

1. A delay.
2. An ambush.
3. One who watches; a watchman.
4. (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
5. (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.]

WAITS verb

1. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
2. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
3. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
4. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
5. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
6. To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
7. To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

WAITS noun

1. A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.

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 WAITS

• Hangs around
• Remains
• Gravel-voiced singer Tom
• Shows patience
• Bides one's time
• Stands in line
• Sits tight
• See 19-Across
• Delays
• Periods of inactivity

More clues leading to the result AWAITS

• Looks forward to
• Stays on hold, say
• Is ready for
• Watches for
• Expects
• Anticipates
• Is expecting
• Cools one's heels
• Looks for
• Is in store for

More clues leading to the result IDLES

• Runs in neutral
• Does nothing
• Has an off day?
• Runs without moving
• Runs for no purpose
• Waits for the action to pick up again
• Takes to the hammock
• Shirks work
• Sits in neutral
• Bums around

More clues leading to the result WADES

• Enjoys the shallow pool
• Gets cold feet?
• Gets one's feet wet
• Walks through water
• Walks in water
• Strolls in the shallows
• Strolls through a stream
• Walks into a river
• Moves as an angler
• Walks in the kiddie pool