The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARES , but the solution may also be ZESTS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Peels crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARES | 39 % | 5 |
| RINDS | 30 % | 5 |
| STRIPS | 9 % | 6 |
| ZESTS | 6 % | 5 |
| SKINS | 3 % | 5 |
| PARINGS | 3 % | 7 |
| UNDRESSES | 3 % | 9 |
| BANANASKINS | 3 % | 11 |
| HUSKS | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Peels
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pare
- skin
- flake
- flake off
- peel off
- glycolic
- hides
- pares
- pelts
- rinds
- skins
- slathers
Crossword Answer definitions
PARES verb- To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
- (often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
- To trim the hoof of a horse
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 PARES
- Readies potatoes
- Skins
- Removes the covering
- Shaves off
- Whittles down
- Cuts drastically
- Peels
- Cuts back
- Trims
- Cuts back on
More clues leading to the result RINDS
- Melon castoffs
- Lemon skins
- Watermelon leftovers
- Peels
- Cheese coverings
- Vegetable coverings
- Orange leftovers
- Twists at the bar
- Watermelon discards
- Unwanted coats?
More clues leading to the result STRIPS
- Gets into the pole position?
- Fajita meat, often
- Bacon units
- Prepares to refinish, as wood
- Gets down to basics
- Divests
- Takes it all off
- Landing sites
- Denudes
- Reveals all?
More clues leading to the result ZESTS
- Piquancies
- Rind products
- Uses a grater on, maybe
- Tangs
- Lemon peels
- Cocktail flavorers
- Drink garnishes
- Gives piquancy to
- Citrus peels
- Scrapes off some peel
More clues leading to the result SKINS
- Pellicles
- Providers of cell phone coverage?
- Pelts
- Team in a pickup game, maybe
- Pick-up hoops team
- Shirts' opponents
- Shucks
- Dollars, slangily
- Outer surfaces
- Hides
More clues leading to the result PARINGS
- Sliced-off parts
- Potato peels
- What's peeled
- Peelings.
- Peels.
- Potato leftovers.
- Skins.
- Cut-off apple skins
- Scraps from k.p. work
- Rinds