The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ELONGATION which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1956.
Lengthening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELONGATION | 100 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lengthening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prolongation
- protraction
- increasing
- perpetuation
- elongation
- extension
- extend
- prorogation
- stretch
- prolonging
- stretching
- increase
Crossword Answer definitions
ELONGATION noun- The act of lengthening
- The state of being lengthened
- That which lengthens out; continuation.
- The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
- Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
- The angular distance of a planet from the sun
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