The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COPES , but the solution may also be RIVALS which is one of the most recent solution (1967 in New York Times).
Is a match for crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COPES | 50 % | 5 |
| RIVALS | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Is a match for
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adequacy
- agree
- agreement
- alignment
- appropriateness
- bout
- coincidence
- combat
- compatibility
- compatible
- competition
- competitions
Crossword Answer definitions
COPES verb- To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
- A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
- Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
- The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
- A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
- (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.
- An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
- To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
- To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
- To bargain for; to buy.
- To exchange or barter.
- To make return for; to requite; to repay.
- To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
- To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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 COPES
- Deals with problems
- Somehow manages
- Doesn't succumb to the strain
- Handles the situation
- Deals (with), as a problem
- Deals with stress
- Handles hardship
- Makes do
- Gets by
- Hits what's pitched