The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ENCROACHES , but the solution may also be FORAYS which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Washington Post).
Makes inroads crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENCROACHES | 33 % | 10 |
| FORAYS | 33 % | 6 |
| PAVES | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Makes inroads
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inroad
- make headway
- penetrates
- market penetration
- progresses
- infiltrates
- advancing
- approaches
- infiltrating
- ingratiates
- infiltration
- invasively
Crossword Answer definitions
ENCROACHES verb- To seize, appropriate
- To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory
- To advance gradually beyond due limits
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 ENCROACHES
More clues leading to the result FORAYS
- Initial ventures
- Incursions
- Raids
- Sudden attacks
- Incursions ... or, phonetically, what the answers to starred clues contain
- Surprise attacks
- Incursions.
- Raids for spoils.
- Rains.
- Sudden offensives