The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TEMP , but the solution may also be SUB which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Fill-in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEMP | 45 % | 4 |
| SUB | 34 % | 3 |
| UPDATE | 5 % | 6 |
| APPRISE | 4 % | 7 |
| TELL | 4 % | 4 |
| INK | 2 % | 3 |
| BRIEF | 2 % | 5 |
| DARKEN | 2 % | 6 |
| STANDBY | 2 % | 7 |
| STOPGAP | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fill-in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stand in
- substitute
- fill out
- complete
- shade
- make out
- sub
- fill
- fill up
- write in
- take
- replace
Crossword Answer definitions
TEMP noun- Abbreviation of tempore.
- A temporary employee, usually in an office.
- A temporary storage location.
- To work as a temporary employee.
- A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
- An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
- A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents. http//arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004055
- The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
- The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
- Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
- Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
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 TEMP
- Fill-in worker
- Short-term employee
- Windows file
- Office fill-in
- Work between jobs
- Seasonal worker, say (and, after burrowing, a 37-Down/43-Across from Squeeze)
- Department store Santa, e.g.
- Day worker?
- Least-likely invite to the office party
- One doing data entry, probably
More clues leading to the result SUB
- Deli offering
- Temp. teacher
- Deli order, sometimes
- Hero
- Lunch that requires two hands
- Bench-warmer
- Grinder's kin
- Stand-in
- "Nautilus," for one
- Second-stringer
More clues leading to the result UPDATE
- Download that fixes bugs
- Fill in
- The latest word
- Make more current
- Alter a Web site
- News bulletin
- Summary of recent developments
- Late-breaking news
- "This just in ..."
- Additional data on a news story
More clues leading to the result APPRISE
More clues leading to the result TELL
- Spill the beans
- Kiss and ___
- Legendary Swiss
- Let slip
- Make known
- Relate
- Blab
- Schiller hero
- Tip off
- "___ It to the Judge" (1949 movie)
More clues leading to the result INK
- Sign, as a contract
- Squid juice
- Writing fluid
- Calamari ejection
- Cephalopod's defense
- Invisible __
- Press coverage
- Shirt-pocket stain, often
- Sign
- Sign up
More clues leading to the result BRIEF
- Concise
- Fleeting
- Short and sweet
- To the point
- Court filing
- Bring up-to-date
- Short-winded
- It may be filed
- Attorney's submission
- Judge's reading
More clues leading to the result DARKEN
- Become ominous
- Dim
- Becloud
- Throw shadows on
- Add more shading to
- ___ one's door (come to visit)
- Fill in
- Obscure
- Go from dusk to night
- ___ one's door (stop by)
More clues leading to the result STANDBY
- "___ for further instructions!"
- Understudy
- "Hold your position"
- What many understudies do
- Be available
- Staunch supporter
- One way to fly
- Uncertain way to fly
- One awaiting a cancellation
- Wait-listed passenger