The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIVET which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
Fasten firmly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIVET | 71 % | 5 |
| NAIL | 13 % | 4 |
| CLAMP | 4 % | 5 |
| BOLTDOWN | 4 % | 8 |
| ANCHOR | 4 % | 6 |
| INFIX | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fasten firmly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bind
- tie
- secure
- involve
- cover
- backed
- belay
- enroll
- handle
- fathom
- bracing
- fold
Crossword Answer definitions
RIVET noun- A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
- Any fixed point or certain basis.
- A light kind of footman's armour.
- To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
- To install rivets.
- To command the attention of.
- To make firm or immovable.
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 RIVET
- Fasten firmly
- Headed bolt
- Focus
- Hold one's attention
- Enrapture
- Transfix
- Fastener for Rosie
- Girder securer
- Metallic binder
- Fastener
More clues leading to the result NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result CLAMP
- Workbench holder
- Holding device
- Gripping device
- Become strict, with "down"
- __ down on (suppress)
- Mechanical squeezer
- C as in carpentry?
- Get a grip
- "C" in a toolbox
- It's a gripper
More clues leading to the result BOLTDOWN
More clues leading to the result ANCHOR
- Relay's last runner
- *Relay-team position
- Popeye's tattoo
- Rather, Jennings, or Brokaw
- News head
- Hold fast
- Mainstay
- Newscast VIP
- Coveted news job
- Person at the end of a tug-of-war rope