The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MODERATES , but the solution may also be HOLDSCOURT which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in Washington Post).
Presides crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MODERATES | 33 % | 9 |
| SITS | 33 % | 4 |
| HOLDSCOURT | 33 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Presides
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chair
- chairs
- directs
- governs
- leads
- preside over
- presidence
- administrates
- officiation
- presidium
- appoints
- appointed
Crossword Answer definitions
MODERATES noun- One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
- One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
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 MODERATES
More clues leading to the result SITS
- Minds the rug rats
- Poses for a painting
- Is in session
- Puts cheeks to chair
- Does nothing
- Convenes
- Goes unused
- Meets
- Takes a chair
- Perches