The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADAGE , but the solution may also be OLD SAW which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Maxim crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADAGE | 26 % | 5 |
| SAW | 23 % | 3 |
| MOTTO | 17 % | 5 |
| PRECEPT | 8 % | 7 |
| TENET | 5 % | 5 |
| OLDSAW | 4 % | 6 |
| AXIOM | 3 % | 5 |
| SAYING | 3 % | 6 |
| APHORISM | 3 % | 8 |
| APOTHEGM | 2 % | 8 |
| LAW | 2 % | 3 |
| GNOME | 2 % | 5 |
| TRUISM | 1 % | 6 |
| OLD SAW | 1 % | 7 |
| MORAL | 1 % | 5 |
| DICTUM | 1 % | 6 |
| PITHYPRINCIPLE | 1 % | 14 |
Why may OLD-SAW be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maxim
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- axiom
- proverb
- adage
- saying
- principle
- wisdom
- premise
- watchword
- dictum
- tenet
- quotation
- phrase
Crossword Answer definitions
ADAGE noun- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim
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 ADAGE
- Axiom
- Proverb
- Saying
- Words of wisdom
- Erasmus' saying
- Pithy saying
- Saw
- General truth
- Proverbial saying
- "Out of sight, out of mind," for example
More clues leading to the result SAW
- Byword
- Observed
- __ wood (snore)
- __-toothed (jagged)
- Circular, for one
- Adage
- Trite saying
- Ice sculptor's need
- Wood cutter
- Gruesome franchise of 2004-2010
More clues leading to the result MOTTO
- "Live free or die," e.g.
- Words on a seal
- The living word?
- "Be prepared," e.g.
- Words to live by
- Coat of arms inscription
- "Semper fidelis," e.g.
- Seal inscription
- Coat-of-arms line
- "The Union" in Oregon, e.g.
More clues leading to the result PRECEPT
- Maxim
- Rule of conduct
- Moral principle
- Directive
- Commandment
- Rule of moral conduct
- Commandment.
- Maxim.
- Principle.
- Law.
More clues leading to the result TENET
- Belief
- Conviction
- Credo
- Doctrine
- Dogma
- Principle
- Religious principle
- Belief, any way you look at it
- Ideology
- Palindromic rudiment
More clues leading to the result OLDSAW
- Oft-heard saying
- Bromide
- Worn words
- Familiar saying
- Familiar adage
- "He who hesitates is lost," e.g.
- Time-tested truism
- Trite saying
- Saying
- It's very familiar
More clues leading to the result AXIOM
- "Caveat emptor," for one
- Golden rule, e.g.
- Saw
- Proposition assumed without proof
- Adage
- Logic truth
- Murphy's Law, for one
- Given in philosophy class?
- It's self-evident
- Assumption in math
More clues leading to the result SAYING
- Saw
- "As I was ___..."
- "That's life," e.g.
- Words of wisdom
- "As I was __..."
- Proverb
- Adage
- Voicing
- Adage.
- Confucian aphorism.
More clues leading to the result APHORISM
- Synonym for 6 Across
- "Money isn't everything," for example
- Short statement of truth
- "Haste makes waste," e.g.
- Saw
- Pithy saying
- Maxim
- "Birds of a feather flock together."
- Maxim.
- Terse saying
More clues leading to the result APOTHEGM
More clues leading to the result LAW
- A rule of conduct
- Statute
- Word with blue or lemon
- Edict
- Bailey's bailiwick
- 43-Across's bailiwick
- Actor Jude
- Finch forte
- Marshall's expertise
- See 60-Across
More clues leading to the result GNOME
- Subterranean dweller
- Impish being
- Dwarflike fellow
- Elf's cousin
- Garden decoration
- Lifeless garden dweller
- Underground dwarf
- Middle-earth dwarf
- Travelocity mascot
- Figure in a garden
More clues leading to the result TRUISM
- Given, in geometry
- Self-evident statement
- Platitude
- It's a fact
- Statement of the obvious
- Time-tested fact
- Undoubted statement
- Timeworn saying
- "Rain is wet," e.g.
- It's self-evident
More clues leading to the result OLD SAW
More clues leading to the result MORAL
- Aesop ending
- Fable ending, often
- Upright
- Lesson from Aesop
- Fabulous finish, of a sort
- Like some codes
- Fable finale
- Children's book conclusion
- Children's story ender, often
- End of a story with animals
More clues leading to the result DICTUM
- Authoritative assertion
- Formal pronouncement of a principle
- Formal declaration
- Word from on high
- Pronouncement
- Maxim
- Obiter ___
- Judicial declaration
- Judicial assertion
- Authoritative pronouncement