The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STOPPER , but the solution may also be PROMOTE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Plug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STOPPER | 12 % | 7 |
| TOUT | 12 % | 4 |
| STOPUP | 10 % | 6 |
| STOP | 8 % | 4 |
| WAD | 8 % | 3 |
| BOOST | 7 % | 5 |
| PROMOTE | 5 % | 7 |
| TAP | 5 % | 3 |
| STOPPLE | 5 % | 7 |
| DAMUP | 5 % | 5 |
| FILL | 3 % | 4 |
| NAG | 3 % | 3 |
| PROMO | 3 % | 5 |
| QUID | 2 % | 4 |
| CHAW | 2 % | 4 |
| ADVERTISE | 2 % | 9 |
| HYPE | 2 % | 4 |
| BLOCK | 2 % | 5 |
| PEG | 2 % | 3 |
| CHEW | 2 % | 4 |
Why may PROMOTE be the right solution?
The answer "PROMOTE" is the right solution for the clue "Plug" because "plug" can mean to promote or advertise something, especially in a persuasive manner.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plug
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spark plug
- fireplug
- sparking plug
- fire hydrant
- stopper
- hack
- stopple
- stop up
- punch
- wad
- nag
- quid
Crossword Answer definitions
STOPPER noun- Agent noun of stop, someone or something that stops something.
- A type of knot at the end of a rope, to prevent it from unravelling.
- A bung or cork.
- Goalkeeper.
- In the commodity futures market, someone who is long (owns) a futures contract and is demanding delivery because they want to take possession of the deliverable commodity.
- A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
- Any of several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies.
- A short rope for making something fast.
- A playspot where water flows back on itself, creating a retentive feature.
- To close a container by using a stopper.
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 STOPPER
- Cork or plug
- This keeps things from going down the drain
- Plug
- Good card in a bridge hand.
- Eye-catcher.
- Useful card in bridge.
- Plug.
- Bung.
- Good bridge card.
- Reliable pitcher
More clues leading to the result TOUT
- Race track figure
- Racetrack figure
- Play up
- Praise lavishly
- Brag about
- Hype up
- Track advisor
- Racetrack tipster
- Sell info to bettors
- Bettor abettor
More clues leading to the result STOPUP
- Clog
- Visit the penthouse
- Prevent drainage in
- Clog, as a drain
- Plug
- Visit at the penthouse
- Stick a cork in
- Obstruct.
- Clog.
- Plug.
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result WAD
- Roll of bills
- Bankroll
- Chunk
- Big spender's stash
- Helping of Big League Chew
- Mouthful of gum
- Used tissue shape
- Walletful
- Stick of gum, eventually
- Some gum
More clues leading to the result BOOST
- Give a leg up
- Promote
- Battery charge
- Supercharge
- Upward push
- Shot in the 29-Down
- Raise
- Leg up
- Shove up from below
- Increase
More clues leading to the result PROMOTE
- Foster
- Make a knight, perhaps
- Further
- Kick upstairs
- Make head of the department, say
- Hype
- Plug
- Push forward
- Advance in rank
- Pitch, as a product
More clues leading to the result TAP
- Barroom fixture
- Dance style
- Dance, in a way
- Faucet
- Kind of water
- Brewpub fixture
- Draw upon
- Extreme end
- Open a keg
- Water faucet
More clues leading to the result STOPPLE
More clues leading to the result DAMUP
- Create an obstruction
- Stanch, as a river
- Obstruct
- Work like a beaver
- Block, as a stream
- Clog
- Cause a blockage in
- Block
- Stop from flowing
- Keep from overflowing
More clues leading to the result FILL
- Do some dentistry
- "The war on ___" (trend of declining quality in crossword words)
- ___-in-the-blank (cheap strategy used to cram a 20-Across with even more thematic material)
- All one can stand
- Supply with facts, with "in"
- All you can eat
- Top off
- Stuff
- Jam to capacity
- Occupy to capacity
More clues leading to the result NAG
- Harp
- Worthless horse
- Fuss at
- Get on someone's case
- Harry
- Henpeck
- Old horse or ex-wife
- Pester
- Remind and remind and remind
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result PROMO
- TV spot
- Ad
- Sales come-on, for short
- "Coming soon" ad
- Trailer, e.g.
- Trailer
- Teaser
- Bit of hype
- Program preview
- "Coming soon" announcement
More clues leading to the result QUID
- Pound sterling, slangily
- Something to chew on
- Change for a fiver
- Chewable chunk
- Pounds
- British buck
- Pound sterling, informally
- ___ pro quo
- Pounds, in old London
- Pound
More clues leading to the result CHAW
- Plug in the mouth?
- It's a mouthful
- Plug in the mouth
- Skoal, e.g.
- Plug of tobacco
- Mouthful on the mound
- Hunk o' tobacky
- Wad
- Tobacco quid
- Tobacco plug
More clues leading to the result ADVERTISE
More clues leading to the result HYPE
- Advertising ploy
- Promote zealously
- Talk before an event
- A new rock band's may be deafening
- Ad agencies build it
- An action film's may be deafening
- Ballyhoo
- PR agent's job
- Heavily promote
- Glitzy ad campaign
More clues leading to the result BLOCK
- Impede
- Obstruct
- Plug
- Word with chopping or stumbling
- ___ party (neighborhood get-together)
- Writer's problem
- "Old" chip producer?
- Building toy
- Inhibit
- Word aptly represented by four black squares in this puzzle
More clues leading to the result PEG
- Dowel pin
- Cribbage marker
- Simple hanger
- Pointed stick
- Pirate's support
- Tee, e.g.
- Cribbage piece
- Guitar part
- Mastermind piece
- Dowel