The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ADAGE , but the solution may also be AGEISJUSTANUMBER which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Old saw crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADAGE | 88 % | 5 |
| MAXIM | 5 % | 5 |
| AXIOM | 2 % | 5 |
| CLICHE | 2 % | 6 |
| AGEISJUSTANUMBER | 2 % | 16 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old saw
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adage
- soothsaw
- commonplace
- old chestnut
- word
- same old story
- sentence
- old wise tale
- prouerbe
- old sod
- thing of the past
- old rose
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 MAXIM
- Principle
- Words to live by
- Gorki's adage?
- Nugget of wisdom
- Sage saying
- Saw
- Proverbial truth
- "There's no I in team," for one
- Adage
- Axiom
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 CLICHE
- Overworked phrase
- Stale saying
- Platitude
- "Back to the salt mines," for one
- Overused idea
- Trite expression
- Bromide
- Hackneyed
- Bit of predictable prose
- It's overused