The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ASSERTS , but the solution may also be AVERS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Maintains crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASSERTS | 35 % | 7 |
| AVERS | 31 % | 5 |
| SAYS | 6 % | 4 |
| KEEPSUP | 5 % | 7 |
| UPHOLDS | 3 % | 7 |
| HOLDSTO | 3 % | 7 |
| KEEPS | 3 % | 5 |
| AVOWS | 2 % | 5 |
| INSISTS | 2 % | 7 |
| KEEPSTO | 2 % | 7 |
| CLAIMS | 2 % | 6 |
| SAVES | 2 % | 5 |
| HAS | 2 % | 3 |
| ALLEGES | 2 % | 7 |
| ARGUES | 2 % | 6 |
| HOLDS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maintains
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sustain
- keep up
- keep
- uphold
- wield
- defend
- hold
- exert
- observe
- assert
- asseverate
- preserve
Crossword Answer definitions
ASSERTS verb- To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
- To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
- To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
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 ASSERTS
- States forcefully
- States strongly
- Maintains
- States confidently
- Says it's so
- Says confidently
- Puts forward
- States categorically
- Confidently claims
- States positively
More clues leading to the result AVERS
- Declares
- Proclaims
- Swears to
- States with conviction
- Boldly states
- States firmly
- Swears
- States
- Maintains
- Declares to be true
More clues leading to the result SAYS
- "That ____ it all!"
- "__ who?"
- Vocalizes
- Alleges
- Chances to speak
- Verbalizes
- Simon ___
- "That __ it all!"
- Chimes in
- Simon follower
More clues leading to the result KEEPSUP
More clues leading to the result UPHOLDS
More clues leading to the result HOLDSTO
- Sticks with
- Is loyal regarding
- Doesn't abandon, as one's promise
- Stays glued
- Maintains
- Doesn't deviate from
- Sticks with, as a belief
- Doesn't abandon
More clues leading to the result KEEPS
- Retains
- Play for __
- Castle sanctuaries
- Holds on to
- Doesn't chuck
- Doesn't spoil, as food
- Playing for ___
- What some play for
- Has in inventory
- Hangs onto
More clues leading to the result AVOWS
- States positively
- Swears
- Proclaims
- Admits
- Concedes
- States
- Says with conviction
- Declares
- Says solemnly
- Asserts
More clues leading to the result INSISTS
- Won't take "no" for an answer
- Refuses to yield
- Demands
- Puts one's foot down
- Sticks ot one's guns
- Won't take no for an answer
- Isn't at all wishy-washy
- Is emphatic
- Won't back down
- Maintains
More clues leading to the result KEEPSTO
- Maintains, as a schedule
- Follows, as a schedule
- Sticks with
- Abides by
- Maintains
- Maintains, as an itinerary
- Honors, as a promise
- Follows, as a diet
- Doesn't stray from, as a schedule
More clues leading to the result CLAIMS
- Progressive cases
- Adjuster's in-basket
- Insurance adjusters' concerns
- They may be staked
- What adjusters adjust
- Assertions
- Adjuster's backlog
- "Small" allegations
- Insurance filings
- Says assuredly
More clues leading to the result SAVES
- Accumulates interest
- Frees from danger
- Goalies' specialties
- Pinches pennies
- Stores for a rainy day
- Squirrels away
- Goalie's pride
- Reliever's stats
- Goalie's stats
- Stat for Papelbon
More clues leading to the result HAS
- "Euclid alone ___ looked on beauty bare..."
- A few laughs
- Is afflicted with
- Suffers from
- Is in possession
- Is suffering from
- Keeps
- Owns
- ___-been
- Possesses
More clues leading to the result ALLEGES
- Claims
- Charges
- Asserts without proof
- Professes
- Asserts sans proof
- Claims without proof
- States.
- Declares.
- Urges as a reason.
- Asserts.
More clues leading to the result ARGUES
- Debates
- Makes one's case
- Squabbles
- Wrangles
- Makes a case
- Pleads in court
- Participates in a debate
- Has a 53 Across
- States one's case
- Bickers