The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEEPEN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Get more complex, as a mystery crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEEPEN | 100 % | 6 |
Why may DEEPEN be the right solution?
The word "deepen" means to become or make something more intense, profound, or complex. In the context of a mystery, as more clues are revealed, the plot and characters become more intricate and difficult to decipher, hence "deepening" the mystery.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Get more complex, as a mystery
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deepen
- sophisticate
- complicate
- complicated
- elaborate
- sophisticated
- growth
- retrogression
- synthesized
- develop
- labyrinth
- maze
Crossword Answer definitions
DEEPEN verb- To make deep or deeper
- To make darker or more intense; to darken
- To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
- To make lower in tone
- To make more thorough or extensive.
- To make more intimate.
- To make more sound or heavy.
- To become deeper
- To become darker or more intense
- To become lower in tone
- To become more thorough or extensive.
- To become more intimate.
- To become more sound or heavy.
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