The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAKESDO , but the solution may also be DOESOK which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Manages crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAKESDO | 14 % | 7 |
| GETSBY | 13 % | 6 |
| COPES | 9 % | 5 |
| OPERATES | 9 % | 8 |
| TENDS | 9 % | 5 |
| RUNS | 7 % | 4 |
| FENDS | 5 % | 5 |
| DOESOK | 5 % | 6 |
| DIRECTS | 4 % | 7 |
| STEERS | 4 % | 6 |
| SEESTO | 4 % | 6 |
| GETSON | 2 % | 6 |
| OVERSEES | 2 % | 8 |
| EKESOUT | 2 % | 7 |
| CONTROLS | 2 % | 8 |
| RULES | 2 % | 5 |
| HELMS | 2 % | 5 |
| STEWARDS | 2 % | 8 |
| DOES | 2 % | 4 |
| HANDLES | 2 % | 7 |
| RUNSTHESHOW | 2 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Manages
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bring off
- oversee
- supervise
- superintend
- deal
- make do
- cope
- get by
- carry off
- finagle
- wangle
- handle
Crossword Answer definitions
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 MAKESDO
- Ekes out
- Copes
- Manages
- Gets by
- Just gets by
- Manages with meager resources
- Barely manages
- Manages with.
- Barely gets along
- Gets along
More clues leading to the result GETSBY
- Manages minimally
- Ekes out a living
- Makes ends meet
- Copes
- Manages
- Does just all right
- Subsists
- Makes ends meet, barely
- Makes do
- Does well enough
More clues leading to the result COPES
- Deals with problems
- Somehow manages
- Doesn't succumb to the strain
- Handles the situation
- Deals (with), as a problem
- Deals with stress
- Handles hardship
- Makes do
- Gets by
- Hits what's pitched
More clues leading to the result OPERATES
- Acts the cutup?
- Runs
- Performs surgery
- Manages
- Mans
- Deals on the Stock Market.
- Manages.
- Deals in stocks, speculatively.
- Acts.
- Controls.
More clues leading to the result TENDS
- Looks after
- Works behind bars
- Has a bias
- Gravitates
- Sees to
- Is inclined
- Keeps hockey goal
- Inclines
- Keeps goal
- Takes care of
More clues leading to the result RUNS
- Brook and rill
- Scoreboard units
- Aspires to be mayor, say
- Brave deeds?
- Does some track and field
- Pirates' accumulations
- They're always made at home
- Goes a la Coe
- Baseball stats
- Campaigns
More clues leading to the result FENDS
- Looks out (for)
- ___ for oneself (goes it alone)
- Wards off
- Staves (off)
- __ off (rebuffs)
- Wards (off)
- Provides (for)
- Manages
- Provides (for oneself)
- Manages (for oneself)
More clues leading to the result DOESOK
- Performs well
- Makes out all right
- Performs adequately
- Succeeds, to some degree
- Earns a C, say
- Manages
- Makes out
- Gets a C, say
- Makes a good living
- Is moderately successful
More clues leading to the result DIRECTS
- Quarterbacks
- Does like De Palma
- Calls the shots?
- Points the way
- Shows
- Engineers
- Takes the lead
- Gives orders
- Gives orders to
- Works toward wrapping
More clues leading to the result STEERS
- They're on hooves
- Beef on the hoof
- Directs
- Manipulates
- Controls, as an Indy 500 car
- Takes the tiller
- Driven beasts
- Drives
- Navigates
- Takes the wheel
More clues leading to the result SEESTO
- Takes care of
- Looks after
- Handles
- Cares for
- Follows through with
- Handles easily
- Deals with
- Is responsible for
- Makes happen
- Attends
More clues leading to the result GETSON
- Enters, as a bus
- Boards
- Mounts or boards
- Boards or rides
- Entrains
- Ages
- Manages.
- Fares
- Mounts or fares
- Goes aboard
More clues leading to the result OVERSEES
- Directs
- Supervises
- Does a foreman's job
- Heads
- Supervises.
- Quarterbacks
- Manages
- Acts as boss
- Does a supervisor's job
- Captains
More clues leading to the result EKESOUT
- Supplements
- Barely makes, as a living
- Barely earns
- Barely makes
- Barely earns, as a living
- Barely manages, as a living
- Barely manages
- Manages with effort
- Just makes
- Struggles to make
More clues leading to the result CONTROLS
- Instrument panel
- Manages
- Instrument panel array
- Holds in check
- Subjects for DiSalle's department.
- Pilot's apparatus.
- Word with wage and price
- Gears, steering wheels, foot switches, etc.
- Dominates
More clues leading to the result RULES
- Presides over
- Regulations
- Is fantastic, in teen-speak
- What anarchies lack
- Bendable things
- Principles, as in a game
- Hoyle's concern
- Makes a call
- Principles, as in a contest
- List included with a board game
More clues leading to the result HELMS
- Jesse of North Carolina
- Positions of leadership
- Politician who was nicknamed "Senator No"
- Steers
- Steering systems at sea
- Captains' posts
- Oversees
- Wheels at sea
- Wheels on the ocean
- Positions of control
More clues leading to the result STEWARDS
- Takes charge of
- They manage the wines
- Household managers
- Sommeliers
- Restaurant employees
- Liner employees
- Wine openers
- Shop VIPs
- Cruise-cabin attendants
- Administrators
More clues leading to the result DOES
- Accomplishes
- Bambi's kin
- Brings to pass
- Bucks' mates
- "How __ that grab you?"
- Forest females
- "Debbie ___ Dallas"
- Bucks' counterparts
- Takes action
- Leporine females
More clues leading to the result HANDLES
- Pick-up things?
- Trades in
- CBers' names
- Takes care of
- Bicycles have them
- Copes with
- Knobs.
- Deals with.
- Treats
- C.B.ers' names