The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word QUIT , but the solution may also be THROWINTHETOWEL which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Cry "uncle!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| QUIT | 27 % | 4 |
| GIVEIN | 23 % | 6 |
| THROWINTHETOWEL | 18 % | 15 |
| RELENT | 9 % | 6 |
| YIELD | 5 % | 5 |
| GIVE | 5 % | 4 |
| SUBMIT | 5 % | 6 |
| ACCEDE | 5 % | 6 |
| CAVE | 5 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cry "uncle!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- say uncle
- cry one's eyes out
- cry the blues
- cry foul
- cry like a baby
- cry someone a river
- dry one's eyes
- cop out
- cry like a little girl
- give someone a break
- crack up
- give someone grief
Crossword Answer definitions
QUIT verb- To pay (a debt, fine etc.).
- To repay (someone) for (something).
- To repay, pay back (a good deed, injury etc.).
- To conduct or acquit (oneself); to behave (in a specified way).
- To carry through; to go through to the end.
- To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc.; to absolve; to acquit.
- To abandon, renounce (a thing).
- To leave (a place).
- To resign from (a job, office, position, etc.).
- To stop, give up (an activity) (usually + gerund or verbal noun).
- To close (an application).
- (usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
- Any of numerous species of small passerine birds native to tropical America.
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 QUIT
- Cry "uncle!"
- Throw in the towel
- Walk out
- Resign
- Swear off
- Terminate a session, for example
- Call it a day
- Pack it in
- Stop saying "Sorry," perhaps?
- Withdraw
More clues leading to the result GIVEIN
More clues leading to the result THROWINTHETOWEL
- Concede
- Give up
- Call it quits like a maid?
- Call it quits
- "Why don't you quit!"
- Quit
- Admit defeat
- Concede defeat
- Give up: Colloq.
- Quit, at ringside
More clues leading to the result RELENT
More clues leading to the result YIELD
- Road sign
- Give up ground
- Grin and bear it
- Relinquish
- Knuckle under
- Triangular road sign
- Bond number
- Give way
- Triangular sign
- Concede
More clues leading to the result GIVE
- Say "uncle"
- Statue of Liberty inscription starter
- Donate
- Bestow
- Show elasticity
- Word in a charity appeal
- Springiness
- Be generous
- Yield
- Perform publicly, as a play
More clues leading to the result SUBMIT
- Present
- Cry uncle
- Turn in
- Hand in
- Yield to a higher authority
- Offer for approval
- Button on web forms
- Yield.
- Say "uncle!"
- Yield
More clues leading to the result ACCEDE
- Give in
- Submit
- Yield
- Give consent
- Go along with
- Give in, as to a demand
- Say yes (to)
- Comply
- Agree (to)
- Knuckle under