The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NIPS , but the solution may also be CRIMPS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Pinches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NIPS | 49 % | 4 |
| NABS | 21 % | 4 |
| CRIMPS | 6 % | 6 |
| SWIPES | 6 % | 6 |
| COPS | 4 % | 4 |
| TWEAKS | 4 % | 6 |
| PILFERS | 2 % | 7 |
| SMIDGENS | 2 % | 8 |
| TADS | 2 % | 4 |
| ARRESTS | 2 % | 7 |
Why may CRIMPS be the right solution?
"Pinches" is a term commonly used in rock climbing to describe small holds that require a specific gripping technique. The word "CRIMPS" is often used to refer to these holds, making it the right solution for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pinches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leontocebus oedipus
- nabs
- lies
- hurts
- injures
- nips
- offends
- squeezes
- rubs
- slaps
- shoves
- pokes
Crossword Answer definitions
NIPS noun- A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A short turn in a rope.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pickpocket.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
- To taunt.
- To squeeze or pinch.
- To steal; especially to cut a purse.
- To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
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 NIPS
- Small shots of booze
- Bites
- Pinches
- Sips at the brandy
- Snorts
- Wins, barely
- Attacks, puppy-style
- Tiny drinks
- Hooch hits
- Just beats
More clues leading to the result NABS
- Arrests
- Collars
- Nails
- Grabs hold of
- Catches, as a perp
- Snatches
- Apprehends
- Puts the finger on
- Captures
- Catches in the act
More clues leading to the result CRIMPS
- Pleats or corrugates
- Restrains
- Pinches
- Makes wavy
- Permanent waves.
- Makes waves
- Hampers
- Crinkles
- Makes waves, in a way
- Makes waves?
More clues leading to the result SWIPES
- Makes off with
- Pilfers
- Steals
- Uses a credit card scanner
- Cops
- Pinches
- Processes during checkout, as a credit card
- Slides through a reader
- Reads, as a credit card
- Pilfers.
More clues leading to the result COPS
- Beat men
- Police officers
- Reality TV program
- Takes without permission
- Pros with radar guns
- Flatfeet
- Fuzz
- Its theme is "Bad Boys"
- Reality show from 1989
- O.P.P. members, familiarly
More clues leading to the result TWEAKS
- Fine-tunes
- Adjusts slightly
- Makes minor adjustments
- Makes adjustments
- Minor alterations
- Makes minor adjustments to
- Minor adjustments
- Pinches playfully
- Pinches
- Minimally adjusts