The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SALVO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1981.
Expedient for saving face crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SALVO | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Expedient for saving face
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- diet
- timesaving
- salvi
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- cover
- fit
- fitted
- cuts
- keeper
- salvage
- salvaging
- salvor
Crossword Answer definitions
SALVO noun- An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
- A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
- (by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
- The combined cheers of a crowd.
- To discharge weapons in a salvo.
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