The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EMIT , but the solution may also be EXCUSE which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Let off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMIT | 38 % | 4 |
| SPARED | 15 % | 6 |
| ACQUIT | 15 % | 6 |
| EXCUSE | 8 % | 6 |
| PARDON | 8 % | 6 |
| VENT | 4 % | 4 |
| CLEARED | 4 % | 7 |
| SPARE | 4 % | 5 |
| VENTED | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Let off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- relieve
- excuse
- exempt
- let out
- set off
- go off
- release
- let loose
- let up
- blow off
- cut loose
- give off
Crossword Answer definitions
EMIT verb- To send out or give off
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 EMIT
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 ACQUIT
- "... you must ___!"
- Exculpate
- Clear in court
- Find innocent
- Find not guilty
- Reverse the charges?
- Defense attorney's urging
- Fail to convict
- Clear, in court
- Put in the clear
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
More clues leading to the result PARDON
- 1974 grant to Nixon
- Amnesty
- Excuse
- Presidential grant
- "Would you repeat that?"
- Let off
- Convict's absolution from the governor
- Formal forgiveness
- Absolve
- "Excuse me!"
More clues leading to the result VENT
- Aperture
- Hole in the wall?
- Opening
- Air out
- Release feelings
- Discharge emotionally
- It might be full of hot air
- Let one's emotions flow
- Outlet
- Let off steam
More clues leading to the result CLEARED
- Passed, as a hurdle
- Proven innocent
- Found not guilty
- Exonerated
- Went over, at the Olympics
- Enlightened.
- Became sunny.
- Exonerated.
- Leaped over.
- Given the "go" sign.
More clues leading to the result SPARE
- Next best thing to a strike
- Left over
- Type of tire
- Diagonal line, on a score sheet
- Donut in a trunk
- Flat replacement
- It may be found in the trunk
- Trunk item
- Do without
- Converted split