The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AXED , but the solution may also be CEDED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Let go crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AXED | 14 % | 4 |
| AXE | 11 % | 3 |
| RELEASE | 10 % | 7 |
| FREED | 8 % | 5 |
| FIRE | 7 % | 4 |
| FIRED | 6 % | 5 |
| FREE | 6 % | 4 |
| CAN | 6 % | 3 |
| DROP | 4 % | 4 |
| CEDE | 3 % | 4 |
| RELEASED | 3 % | 8 |
| UNHAND | 3 % | 6 |
| UNLOOSE | 2 % | 7 |
| UNLEASH | 2 % | 7 |
| DISMISS | 2 % | 7 |
| UNCLASP | 2 % | 7 |
| SPARED | 2 % | 6 |
| RELEASEONESHOLD | 2 % | 15 |
| CUT | 1 % | 3 |
| RELAX | 1 % | 5 |
| LAYOFF | 1 % | 6 |
| SACK | 1 % | 4 |
| CEDED | 1 % | 5 |
| UNLEASHED | 1 % | 9 |
| QUIT | 1 % | 4 |
| CANNED | 1 % | 6 |
| MINE | 1 % | 4 |
| LAIDOFF | 1 % | 7 |
| PARTWITH | 1 % | 8 |
| LIBERATED | 1 % | 9 |
| MANUMIT | 1 % | 7 |
| ALLOW | 1 % | 5 |
| EXCUSE | 1 % | 6 |
| SETFREE | 1 % | 7 |
| UNHITCH | 1 % | 7 |
Why may CEDED be the right solution?
"Ceded" means to give up or surrender something, which is exactly what "letting go" means in this context. Therefore, "Ceded" fits as the answer to the clue "Let go".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Let go
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- release
- let go of
- give up
- go down
- get back
- put down
- find out
- laugh at
- cut down
- go through
- stay up
- bring back
Crossword Answer definitions
AXED verb- To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- To put forward (a question) to be answered.
- To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
- To request or petition; usually with for.
- To request permission to do something.
- To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
- To invite.
- To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
- To take (a person's situation) as an example.
- To fell or chop with an axe.
- To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
- To furnish with an axle.
- Having a specified number of type of axis.
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 AXED
More clues leading to the result AXE
- Boot out
- Bunyan's tool
- Cut
- Fire
- Fireman's tool
- Give the boot
- Paul Bunyan's tool
- Show the door to
- Chop
- Cleaver
More clues leading to the result RELEASE
- Press hand-out
- Put out
- Time-__ capsules
- Untie
- Let go
- Free
- Album, e.g.
- Hoped-for vacation feeling
- New DVD, e.g.
- Publicist's handout
More clues leading to the result FREED
- Let loose
- Emancipated
- Unburdened
- Pioneering DJ Alan
- Unleashed
- Released
- Released from incarceration
- Turned loose
- Out of jail
- Liberated
More clues leading to the result FIRE
- "__ at will"
- Can
- Put in a kiln
- Camper's need
- With 57-Across, "atomic" sucking candy that violates building safety codes?
- Let go
- Sack
- Bake, as pottery
- Send packing
- "___ in the hole!"
More clues leading to the result FIRED
- Baked in a kiln
- Off the payroll
- Leaving work early, perhaps
- Shot
- Given the boot
- Discharged
- Given the gate
- Let go
- Given the ax
- Terminated
More clues leading to the result FREE
- At no cost
- Let loose
- Priceless?
- Unattached
- Complimentary
- Kind of throw or kick
- The "best" price
- Unlike lunch?
- Word before love or lunch
- "___ to Be ... You and Me" (1972 Marlo Thomas gender stereotype-fighting album)
More clues leading to the result CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit
More clues leading to the result DROP
- What you wait for the other shoe to do
- Cease to consider
- Discontinue
- Let fall
- Night deposit
- Knock down
- Pine Bros. unit
- __ leaf table
- Plummet
- Stop doing
More clues leading to the result CEDE
- Give up
- Sign over
- Give over
- Give up, as territory
- Relinquish
- Resign formally
- Yield
- Surrender
- Sign away
- Formally surrender
More clues leading to the result RELEASED
- Put out
- Available to the public
- Allowed to go
- Made public
- Let go
- Set free
- Published
- Allowed to go free
- Free
- No longer in prison
More clues leading to the result UNHAND
- Let go of
- Let go
- Release
- "__ me, you villain!"
- Start of a damsel's distressed demand
- "__ me, you cad!"
- Set loose
- Let go.
- Release.
- Let go of.
More clues leading to the result UNLOOSE
- Free
- Set free
- Let go
- Turn free
- Release, redundantly
- Let free
- Free from restraint
- Emulate Pandora
- Set free.
- Liberate.
More clues leading to the result UNLEASH
- Let loose
- Free
- Release, as a dog
- Let loose, as the dogs
- Let off the lead, as a dog
- Allow to run free, as a dog
- Turn loose
- Loose
- Let go
- Turn the dog loose
More clues leading to the result DISMISS
- Throw out, as a court case
- Brush aside
- Not consider seriously
- Allow to leave
- Let go
- Synonym for the first words of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 31-Down
- Don't take seriously
- Sneeze at
- Send away, as a class
- Bounce
More clues leading to the result UNCLASP
- Open, as a large envelope
- Remove a necklace
- Release one's grip
- End a hug
- Let go
- Prepare for takeoff?
- Open.
- Release.
- Open
- Remove, as a necklace
More clues leading to the result SPARED
- Converted a split, e.g.
- Showed mercy towards
- Showed mercy toward
- Went easy on
- Refrained from harming
- Didn't punish
- Picked up a split, say
- Showed leniency toward
- Let off
- Let off the hook
More clues leading to the result RELEASEONESHOLD
More clues leading to the result CUT
- Kick off the team
- "This take is garbage"
- Song, as it were
- Sporting a six-pack, say
- Director's cry
- Share
- "Stop shooting!"
- Edit menu word
- Movie release
- Slice
More clues leading to the result RELAX
- Take it easy
- Chill out
- Take five
- Unwind
- "Take a chill pill!"
- Stop working
- "Calm down!"
- Kick back
- Something to do on sabbatical
- Hang loose
More clues leading to the result LAYOFF
- "Stop bothering me!"
- Let go
- "Stop bugging me!"
- Fire
- Take a break
- Dismiss temporarily
- Cease: Suffix.
- Respite.
- Stop work.
- Recessionary ill
More clues leading to the result SACK
- Sad __ (inept one)
- Give the ax to
- Paper bag
- Potato holder
- Tackle the quarterback
- Ax
- Bag
- Potato purchase
- Container
- Style of loose dress
More clues leading to the result CEDED
- Gave up
- Granted
- Bowed out
- Stepped down
- Gave away
- Bowed, as to authority
- Couldn't hold onto
- Relinquished
- Surrendered, as land
- Gave in
More clues leading to the result UNLEASHED
More clues leading to the result QUIT
- Cry "uncle!"
- Throw in the towel
- Walk out
- Resign
- Swear off
- Terminate a session, for example
- Call it a day
- Pack it in
- Stop saying "Sorry," perhaps?
- Withdraw
More clues leading to the result CANNED
- Kind of laughter
- Prepared in advance, in a way
- Not fresh
- Given the axe
- Kept around, or removed from one's presence
- Gave the boot
- Preserved, in a way
- Like some laughter
- Like most store-bought soups
- Like condensed milk
More clues leading to the result MINE
- Outfielder's call
- Alternative to "your place"
- Belonging to me
- Excavation
- "___ eyes have seen the glory..."
- Coal hole
- Not yours
- Source of gold
- Greedy kid's declaration
- Miser's word
More clues leading to the result LAIDOFF
- Let go
- Dismissed for now
- Fired
- Desisted
- Dismissed.
- Dismissed
- Idled, as workers
- Pink-slipped
- Finally left alone
- Hurt by downsizing
More clues leading to the result PARTWITH
More clues leading to the result LIBERATED
More clues leading to the result MANUMIT
- Release from bondage
- Free
- Emancipate from slavery.
- Liberate.
- Free a slave.
- Release from slavery.
- Emancipate
- Release from slavery
- Let go
- Free from slavery
More clues leading to the result ALLOW
- Permit
- Let
- Grant
- Acknowledge
- Concede
- Put up with
- Give the nod to
- Give permission for
- Sanction
- Grant permission for
More clues leading to the result EXCUSE
- Alibi
- Tardy worker's need
- Any of this puzzle's theme entries
- Cover story
- "The dog ate my homework," for one
- Rationalization
- "The dog ate my homework," perhaps
- It may be lame
- "My printer broke," for example
- It may be poor