Answer to "Honed" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EDGED , but the solution may also be SHARP which is one of the most recent solution (1999 in USA Today).

Honed crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
EDGED	33 %	5
KEEN	17 %	4
SHARPENED	17 %	9
STROPPED	17 %	8
SHARP	17 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Honed

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• sharpened
• sharp
• enhanced
• improved
• advanced
• refined
• perfect
• perfected
• developed
• finessed
• polished
• crafted

Crossword Answer definitions

EDGED verb

1. To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
2. To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
3. (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
4. To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
5. To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
6. To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
7. To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
8. To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
9. To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.

EDGED adjective

1. That has a sharp planar surface.
2. Followed by with: Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

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 EDGED

• Worked on lawn borders
• Beat by a nose
• Moved sideways
• Trimmed the lawn
• Beat by a hair
• Beat in a close one
• Snuck (by)
• Took the lead
• Nosed out
• Bordered

More clues leading to the result KEEN

• Intellectually sharp
• Loud wail
• Sharp
• Peachy-__
• Sharp as a tack
• Sharp-edged
• Splendid, slangily
• Discerning
• Highly developed
• Peachy ___

More clues leading to the result SHARPENED

• Made a point of?
• Honed.

More clues leading to the result STROPPED

• Sharpened.
• Sharpened a razor
• Honed
• Sharpened, as a razor
• Sharpened, as an old-fashioned razor
• Put an edge on

More clues leading to the result SHARP

• On the dot
• Out of tune
• Off key
• On, as a pitcher
• A little high in music class?
• Like the cutting edge
• Higher than normal
• On the ball
• What # may indicate
• Pitched too high