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 |
| RIDESBY | 3 % | 7 |
| SPENDS | 3 % | 6 |
| GOES | 3 % | 4 |
| OVERTAKES | 2 % | 9 |
| ANNIEOAKLEYS | 2 % | 12 |
| COMPLIMENTARIES | 2 % | 15 |
| DEFILES | 2 % | 7 |
| VISAS | 2 % | 5 |
| DIES | 2 % | 4 |
| OCCURS | 2 % | 6 |
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 RIDESBY
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 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 OVERTAKES
More clues leading to the result ANNIEOAKLEYS
More clues leading to the result COMPLIMENTARIES
More clues leading to the result DEFILES
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 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