The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MENDS , but the solution may also be SEWS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Patches up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MENDS | 57 % | 5 |
| SEWS | 10 % | 4 |
| REVAMPS | 10 % | 7 |
| HEALS | 7 % | 5 |
| REPAIRS | 7 % | 7 |
| FIXES | 3 % | 5 |
| TAPES | 3 % | 5 |
| SETTLES | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Patches up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- patch up
- patching
- repaired
- fixes
- patch
- repairing
- patchwork
- repair
- mending
- repairs
- fixing
- mended
Crossword Answer definitions
MENDS noun- A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
- The act of repairing.
- To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
- To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
- To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
- To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
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 MENDS
- Fixes
- Repairs
- Darns
- Applies a patch
- Patches
- Gets better
- Patches up
- Does some darning
- Sews up
- Fixes, as one's ways
More clues leading to the result SEWS
- Uses a Singer
- Fixes a seam
- Secures buttons
- Does some zigzags, perhaps
- Bourguignon and bigos, e.g.
- Stitches
- Puts in 12 Down
- Does needlework
- Wields a needle
- Adds a button, maybe
More clues leading to the result REVAMPS
- Updates
- Overhauls
- Goes back to the drawing board with
- Completely does over
- Modifies
- Does over
- Changes for the better
- Gives a new form to old materials.
- Patches up.
- Overhauls: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result HEALS
- Gets better
- Brings back to full strength
- Puts right
- Makes sound
- Improves
- Purifies, as one's soul
- Gets well
- Mends
- Remedies
- Recovers
More clues leading to the result REPAIRS
- Gets back in shape
- Maintenance
- Patches up
- Handyman's chores
- Gets back in shape, say
- Fixes
- Patches
- Auto mechanics' jobs
- Mechanics' jobs
- What a warranty may cover
More clues leading to the result FIXES
- Repairs
- Software updates
- Gets working again
- Puts back together
- Rigs
- Predetermines the outcome, in a way
- Tough spots
- Arranges dishonestly
- Patches up
- Mends
More clues leading to the result TAPES
- Cassette contents
- Nixon obsession
- VCR need
- Music collection
- Watergate evidence
- Deck recordings
- Cassettes
- VCR input
- Video library items
- Nixon entanglers