The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STEEPER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2013.
More dear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEEPER | 40 % | 7 |
| COSTLIER | 40 % | 8 |
| PRICIER | 20 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: More dear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- steeper
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Crossword Answer definitions
STEEPER adjective- Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
- Expensive
- Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
- (of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
- A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result STEEPER
- More expensive
- Having a greater incline
- More inclined
- Higher-priced
- Closer to vertical
- More precipitous
- More vertical
- Harder to traverse
- Not as inexpensive
- More precipitous.