The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GENE , but the solution may also be LORE which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Family hand-me-down? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GENE | 60 % | 4 |
| STEPSON | 20 % | 7 |
| LORE | 20 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Family hand-me-down?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stepson
- gene
- heirloom
- sib
- sis
- used
- reach-me-down
- reuse
- lore
- handing
- call
- help
Crossword Answer definitions
GENE noun- A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
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 GENE
- "Star Trek" creator Roddenberry
- Kelly or Hackman
- Mutation undergoer
- Rayburn of game shows
- Trait carrier
- Character builder
- Chromosome part
- Hereditary character marker
- Hereditary factor
- Producer Roddenberry
More clues leading to the result STEPSON
- Certain relative
- Adoptee, maybe
- Nero, to Claudius
- Blended family member
- Child by marriage
- Quashes or squashes
- Squashes, in a way
- Second wife's boy
- Rides roughshod over
- Greg Brady, to Carol