The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PATROL which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Keep the beat? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PATROL | 86 % | 6 |
| DRUM | 14 % | 4 |
Why may PATROL be the right solution?
"Keep the beat" in this context refers to keeping a rhythm or tempo, which is also a duty of a patrol officer, thus the answer "PATROL."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Keep the beat?
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Crossword Answer definitions
PATROL noun- A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
- A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
- The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
- Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
- A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop.
- To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
- To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
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 PATROL
- Sentry
- Mall cop's work
- Walk a beat
- Job for a cruiser
- Reconnoiter
- Recon unit
- Reconnaissance unit
- Shore or border group
- Keep the beat?
- Guard