The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INUSE , but the solution may also be AT A COST which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Not free crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INUSE | 30 % | 5 |
| CAGED | 20 % | 5 |
| BUSY | 20 % | 4 |
| ATACOST | 10 % | 7 |
| AT A COST | 5 % | 9 |
| EARNED | 5 % | 6 |
| TIEDUP | 5 % | 6 |
| PAID | 5 % | 4 |
Why may AT-A-COST be the right solution?
The answer "AT A COST" fits the clue "Not free" because it implies that something comes with a price or requires payment.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not free
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- enslaved
- captive
- in bondage
- captivity
- bonds
- prisoner
- intern
- shop
- campus
- lag
- pal
- captive audience
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 INUSE
- Lavatory sign
- Occupied
- Operating
- "Occupied"
- Being employed
- Busy
- Currently working
- Not idle
- Currently employed
- Not available
More clues leading to the result CAGED
- Locked up
- Restricted
- Like MMA fights
- Behind bars
- Not free to roam
- Like pet birds, often
- Fenced in
- Like some fighters
- Confined, in a way
- Pent up
More clues leading to the result BUSY
- Not free
- Like a bee
- Occupied
- Distractingly detailed
- In use
- Unable to take a call, perhaps
- Very active
- Possessing a full schedule
- Having many irons in the fire
- Active
More clues leading to the result ATACOST
- Having consequences
- With consequences
- How Pyrrhic victories are won
- Not gratis
- Not for nothing
- Not for free
- With ramifications
- Having ramifications
- Not free
- With repercussions
More clues leading to the result AT A COST
More clues leading to the result EARNED
- Was entitled to
- Made
- Took home
- Acquired by labor
- Pulled down
- Achieved on merit
- Gained through hard work
- Like most runs, in baseball
- Part of ERA
- Brought home
More clues leading to the result TIEDUP
- Busy
- Bound
- Not free
- Unable to take a call
- Headed for overtime
- All even
- Not available
- Even
- Completely occupied
- Too busy to talk