The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAWS , but the solution may also be PAWS AT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Handles clumsily crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAWS | 85 % | 4 |
| PAWSAT | 10 % | 6 |
| PAWS AT | 5 % | 7 |
Why may PAWS-AT be the right solution?
The answer "PAWS AT" is the right solution because it refers to the action of handling something clumsily with one's paws, which are the hands or feet of certain animals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Handles clumsily
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fumbles
- mishandles
- bungles
- pawer
- awkward
- fumble
- muff
- paw
- psw
- fumbling
- maul
- bungler
Crossword Answer definitions
PAWS noun- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
- A hand.
- (of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.
- (of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
- (of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
- (by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.
- (by extension) To clumsily dig through something.
- To flatter.
- Father; pa.
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 PAWS
- Cat's dogs
- Dogs' dogs
- Dog's dogs
- Handles roughly
- Cubs' mitts?
- Manhandles
- Siamese "dogs"
- Feline feet
- Bear feet
- Mitts on mutts
More clues leading to the result PAWSAT
- Holds in a bumbling way
- Clumsily tries to grab
- Handles roughly
- Plays with, as a toy mouse
- Plays with, like a kitten
- Handles clumsily
- Isn't delicate with
- Handles badly?
- Scratches, say
- Clumsily touches