The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AUTO which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Lead-in to save crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AUTO | 100 % | 4 |
Why may AUTO be the right solution?
The word "auto" can be a prefix that means "self" or "automatic." In this case, "auto-save" refers to a feature in technology that automatically saves a document or file at regular intervals to prevent loss of data. Therefore, "Lead-in to save" is "AUTO."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lead-in to save
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Crossword Answer definitions
AUTO noun- An automobile.
- A setting for automatic operation.
- An automatic gearbox / transmission.
- A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
- To travel by automobile.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- (of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
- (of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata
- An autorickshaw.
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