The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PROSE , but the solution may also be FRANK which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Plain speaking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PROSE | 57 % | 5 |
| CANDOR | 29 % | 6 |
| FRANK | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plain speaking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plain spoken
- plainness
- plainspoken
- straightforwardness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- plain dealing
- plainest
- directness
- simple sentence
- bluntness
- simplicity
Crossword Answer definitions
PROSE noun- Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
- Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
- A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
- To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
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 PROSE
- Written language
- Common speech
- Everday writing
- Everyday writing
- Everyday text
- Essayist's output
- Ordinary writing
- Ordinary language
- Unshowy writing
- Novelist's output
More clues leading to the result CANDOR
- Telling it like it is
- Straightforwardness
- Frankness
- Plain speaking
- Forthrightness
- Honesty
- Straight shooting, so to speak
- Frank quality
- Openness
- Open nature