The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DUEL , but the solution may also be SPAR which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Universal uClick).
Cross swords crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DUEL | 31 % | 4 |
| ARGUE | 31 % | 5 |
| FENCE | 25 % | 5 |
| CLASH | 6 % | 5 |
| SPAR | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cross swords
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cross one's heart
- put to the sword
- cut through
- measure swords
- rattle a sabre
- fall on one's sword
- measure swords with someone
- run with scissors
- cut short
- rattle one's sabre
- quarrel with
- choose sides
Crossword Answer definitions
DUEL noun- Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- Historically, the wager of battle (judicial combat)
- Any struggle between two contending persons, groups or ideas.
- To engage in a battle.
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 DUEL
- Combat
- Do some fencing
- Face-off
- Affair of honor
- "Back to the Future Part III" climax
- "Macbeth" climax
- Pacers contest?
- Quarrel settler, maybe
- Result of a slap, perhaps
- Fencers' match
More clues leading to the result ARGUE
- Debate (with)
- Lock horns
- State one's case
- Debate
- Dispute
- Plead one's case
- Press the point
- Go back and forth on an issue
- Wrangle
- Be contentious
More clues leading to the result FENCE
- Border marker
- Indecisive one's perch
- Ground breaker?
- Play with epees
- Wield an epee
- Work with foils
- Cross swords
- Chain-link or picket, e.g.
- Where to find pickets
- Indecisive people sit on it
More clues leading to the result CLASH
- Hostile meeting
- Skirmish
- Wear pink and orange
- Be at loggerheads
- Encounter
- Offend the eyes
- Fight
- Be uncomplementary, in a way
- Play the cymbals
- Be incompatible