The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Gives an edge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONES | 67 % | 5 |
| SHARPENS | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gives an edge
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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
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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