The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAXES , but the solution may also be STRAINS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Pushes to the limit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAXES | 38 % | 5 |
| TESTS | 38 % | 5 |
| STRAINS | 13 % | 7 |
| MAXESOUT | 13 % | 8 |
Why may STRAINS be the right solution?
The word "strains" can mean to push something to its limit or to exert oneself to the utmost.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pushes to the limit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hinge
- ident
- locomotive
- plunger
- blade
- bolt
- breast
- elbow
- elbowed
- elbowing
- vane
- indent
Crossword Answer definitions
TAXES noun- Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
- A burdensome demand.
- A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
- Charge; censure
- A lesson to be learned.
- To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
- To impose and collect a tax on (something).
- To make excessive demands on.
- To accuse.
- To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.
- The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
- The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
- The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
- Arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
- A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
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 TAXES
- King's ransom?
- Sure thing
- Certainty of life
- One of two sure things
- Pay cuts?
- Uncle Sam's income
- IRS concerns
- Takes money from citizens
- Proverbial sure thing
- "Read my lips: no new ___"
More clues leading to the result TESTS
- True-false, et al.
- Written and oral
- It's OK to take these
- Trials
- Dry runs
- Medical screenings
- Midterm miseries
- Assessments of blood and IQ, e.g.
- Tries out
- They may make the grade
More clues leading to the result STRAINS
- Sifts
- Muscle injuries
- Viral varieties
- Overworks
- Melodic passage
- Stretches to the limit
- Uses a sieve
- Stretches too much
- Airs.
- Exerts to the utmost.