The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word DUE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Directly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DUE | 20 % | 3 |
| SOON | 16 % | 4 |
| SMACKDAB | 8 % | 8 |
| SMACK | 8 % | 5 |
| SPANG | 7 % | 5 |
| ANON | 7 % | 4 |
| HEADON | 7 % | 6 |
| ATONCE | 5 % | 6 |
| ONEONONE | 5 % | 8 |
| TOETOTOE | 3 % | 8 |
| RIGHT | 3 % | 5 |
| ADREM | 2 % | 5 |
| POINTBLANK | 2 % | 10 |
| ATFIRSTHAND | 2 % | 11 |
| TOONESFACE | 2 % | 10 |
| INAMOMENT | 2 % | 9 |
| FIRSTHAND | 2 % | 9 |
| ASTHECROWFLIES | 2 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Directly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- direct
- straight
- instantly
- forthwith
- immediately
- right away
- now
- at once
- flat
- straightaway
- in real time
- firsthand
Crossword Answer definitions
DUE noun- Deserved acknowledgment.
- (in plural dues) A membership fee.
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- Right; just title or claim.
- Owed or owing.
- Appropriate.
- Scheduled; expected.
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass
- (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.
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 DUE
- Awaited
- Coming in
- To be paid
- Expected
- Just deserts
- Word on a bill
- Expected to arrive
- Needing to go back to the library
- "With all ___ respect"
- Deserving recognition
More clues leading to the result SOON
- Any day now
- Before you know it
- By and by
- In a minute or two
- In a while
- In two shakes
- One of these days
- Any minute now
- Before long
- Part of ASAP
More clues leading to the result SMACKDAB
More clues leading to the result SMACK
- Kiss of sorts
- __-dab (squarely)
- Give a noisy kiss
- Loud kiss
- [You pig!]
- Directly
- King-size kiss
- Kiss loudly
- ___-dab (squarely)
- Fresh guy's due
More clues leading to the result SPANG
- Squarely
- Smack dab
- Directly
- Smack dab; squarely
- Smack-dab
- Straight, directly: Colloq.
- Straight: Slang.
- Abruptly: Colloq.
- Directly: Colloq.
- Right away: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result ANON
- After a bit
- At another time
- By-and-by
- Ever's partner
- In a bit
- In a while
- In the near future
- Prolific "author"
- Prolific, but unknown, author?
- See 17A
More clues leading to the result HEADON
- Directly
- Face to face conflict
- Kind of collision
- Frontal
- Like some collisions
- One way to tackle a problem
- In direct opposition
- Confrontational
- Direct
- Type of collision.
More clues leading to the result ATONCE
- Pronto
- Right away!
- Immediately
- Directly
- "Quit stalling, do it!"
- "Quit standing there"
- "What are you waiting for?"
- Stat
- This moment
- Now
More clues leading to the result ONEONONE
- Mano a mano
- Person-to-person
- Tete-a-tete
- Kind of basketball game
- Like many a gunfight
- Basketball game played by two people
- Confrontational meeting
- Like private lessons
- Playground duel
- Like H.O.R.S.E. play, usually
More clues leading to the result TOETOTOE
- Duking it out
- In direct competition
- How close combatants stand
- In direct confrontation
- Slugging it out at close range
- In direct opposition
- Directly opposed
- Like some confrontations
- Direct, as a confrontation
- In close combat
More clues leading to the result RIGHT
- Kind of stuff, from a Wolfe novel
- Not wrong
- "ikr" part
- Not wrong.
- "Agreed"
- Appropriate
- Item in a bill
- Synonym of 69 Down
- Dextral
- Just
More clues leading to the result ADREM
- Relevant, to lawyers
- To the point, in court
- Relevant
- Relevant, in Latin
- Pertinent
- Pertinent, in Latin
- Pertinent, to Petronius
- Relevant, in law
- Pertinent, in law
- Relevant: Lat.
More clues leading to the result POINTBLANK
- Very close
- At close range
- Without quibbling.
- Direct.
- Directly.
- Straightforward
- Right on target
- Can't-miss distance
- Kind of range where a miss is strange
- Direct
More clues leading to the result ATFIRSTHAND
More clues leading to the result TOONESFACE
More clues leading to the result INAMOMENT
- "Be right there!"
- Before long
- Very soon
- Really soon
- Shortly
- "Hold your horses!"
- Directly
- Real soon
- "Keep your pants on!"
- Soon