The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONES , but the solution may also be TWEAKS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Fine-tunes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONES | 46 % | 5 |
| TWEAKS | 30 % | 6 |
| ADJUSTS | 19 % | 7 |
| OILS | 3 % | 4 |
| REFINES | 3 % | 7 |
Why may TWEAKS be the right solution?
The word "fine-tunes" suggests making small adjustments or improvements. The answer "TWEAKS" fits this clue perfectly because it means to make minor changes or adjustments to improve something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fine-tunes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fine-tune
- fine tuning
- fine gael
- in fine
- tunesmith
- finetune
- tuneup
- in tune
- fine arts
- tuning fork
- tuners
- fine art
Crossword Answer definitions
HONES noun- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
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 HONES
- Sharpens
- Whets
- Puts an edge on
- Perfects
- Strops
- Gets sharp
- Improves, as an edge
- Sharpeners
- Seeks an edge
- Works on the edge
More clues leading to the result TWEAKS
- Fine-tunes
- Adjusts slightly
- Makes minor adjustments
- Makes adjustments
- Minor alterations
- Makes minor adjustments to
- Minor adjustments
- Pinches playfully
- Pinches
- Minimally adjusts
More clues leading to the result ADJUSTS
More clues leading to the result OILS
- Makes slippery
- Monet's output
- Squelches a squeak
- Greases
- Liquid squirts?
- Monet medium
- Olive and corn
- Butter alternatives
- Makes slick
- Portrait medium