The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ENACTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Passes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENACTS | 46 % | 6 |
| ELAPSES | 28 % | 7 |
| GOESBY | 6 % | 6 |
| SPENDS | 3 % | 6 |
| RIDESBY | 3 % | 7 |
| GOES | 3 % | 4 |
| VISAS | 2 % | 5 |
| OCCURS | 2 % | 6 |
| DEFILES | 2 % | 7 |
| ANNIEOAKLEYS | 2 % | 12 |
| OVERTAKES | 2 % | 9 |
| DIES | 2 % | 4 |
| COMPLIMENTARIES | 2 % | 15 |
Why may ENACTS be the right solution?
The word "passes" can mean "approves" or "makes into law," which is the definition of "enacts."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Passes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- antique
- old-fashioned
- outmoded
- unfashionable
- unstylish
- demode
- old-hat
- out of fashion
- passee
- accepts
- admits
- adopt
Crossword Answer definitions
ENACTS verb- To make (a bill) into law
- To act the part of; to play
- To do; to effect
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 ENACTS
- Makes into law
- Passes
- Puts into law
- Makes law
- Stages
- Puts into effect
- Passes into law
- Establishes as law
- Puts on the books
- Makes a statute
More clues leading to the result ELAPSES
More clues leading to the result GOESBY
More clues leading to the result SPENDS
- Use up
- Squanders
- Uses up
- Uses cash
- Shells out
- Whiles away
- Goes on a shopping spree
- Pays out
- Forks over
- Isn't miserly
More clues leading to the result RIDESBY
More clues leading to the result GOES
- "Here __ nothing!"
- Departs
- Takes one's turn
- "Anything __"
- "Who __ there?"
- "Anything ___"
- Leaves
- Takes off
- Hits the road
- Makes a pit stop
More clues leading to the result VISAS
- Passport stamps
- Passport endorsements
- Passport attachments, sometimes
- Travel documents
- Entry forms?
- Some plastic
- Papers for entry
- Travel papers
- Canadian passport stamps
- Travelers' papers
More clues leading to the result OCCURS
- Befalls
- Comes to mind
- Takes place
- Goes down
- Comes about
- Happens
- Comes to pass
- Goes down, so to speak
- Presents itself
- Happens.
More clues leading to the result DEFILES
More clues leading to the result ANNIEOAKLEYS
More clues leading to the result OVERTAKES
More clues leading to the result DIES
- Stamping devices
- Taps' partners
- __ laughing (cracks up)
- Buys the farm
- Goes the way of all flesh
- Becomes powerless
- Coin stampers
- Runs out of juice
- Loses in a videogame, often
- Conks out