Answer to "Explanation introducer" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BECAUSE , but the solution may also be YOUSEE which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Newsday).

Explanation introducer crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
BECAUSE	29 %	7
IMEAN	29 %	5
IDEST	29 %	5
YOUSEE	14 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Explanation introducer

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

• colon
• may
• establish
• follow
• innuendo
• now
• preface
• that
• quasi
• but
• dior
• else

Crossword Answer definitions

BECAUSE adverb

1. For the reason (that).
2. On account (of), for sake (of).
3. (by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

BECAUSE preposition

1. On account of, because of.

BECAUSE conjunction

1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
2. As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.
3. So that, in order that.

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 BECAUSE

• On account of
• Explanation introducer
• "___ it is there?
• All-purpose reason
• Part 3 of quote
• Meaning of 108-Across, Part 3
• More of the quip
• Exasperated parent's reply
• "I don't need a reason"
• Since

More clues leading to the result IMEAN

• Clarifying words
• "___ business!"
• "Er...um..."
• Word mincer's words
• "What I should have said was ..."
• Backpedaler's words
• "Let me try that again"
• Stumbler's words
• That is to say
• "To rephrase that ... "

More clues leading to the result IDEST

• Phrase of explanation
• Phrase of clarification
• That is, in Latin
• That is (Latin)
• Usually abbreviated Latin phrase
• Namely, to Nero
• Clarifying phrase usually abbreviated
• That is to say, spelled out
• What "i.e." stands for
• That is for Caesar?

More clues leading to the result YOUSEE

• "Let me demonstrate"
• "It's like this ..."
• Explainer's phrase
• "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers
• Explanation starter
• "It's like this . . ."
• "Get it?"
• Explainer's intro
• Explanation introducer
• "Capeesh?"