The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SETTLE , but the solution may also be SPINE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Resolve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SETTLE | 23 % | 6 |
| IRONOUT | 20 % | 7 |
| DECIDE | 14 % | 6 |
| VOW | 9 % | 3 |
| SPINE | 7 % | 5 |
| CLEARUP | 5 % | 7 |
| DETERMINE | 2 % | 9 |
| BACKBONE | 2 % | 8 |
| GRIT | 2 % | 4 |
| AGREEUPON | 2 % | 9 |
| STEEL | 2 % | 5 |
| ADJUST | 2 % | 6 |
| CONCLUDE | 2 % | 8 |
| TENACITY | 2 % | 8 |
| SETTLEON | 2 % | 8 |
| METTLE | 2 % | 6 |
Why may METTLE be the right solution?
The answer to "Resolve" is "METTLE" because "mettle" refers to a person's strength of character or determination. Resolving a problem requires determination, making "mettle" an appropriate answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Resolve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- solve
- decide
- answer
- purpose
- resoluteness
- resolution
- conclude
- declaration
- settle
- firmness
- solved
- elucidate
Crossword Answer definitions
SETTLE verb- To conclude or resolve (something):
- To place or arrange in(to) a desired (especially: calm) state, or make final disposition of (something).
- To become calm, quiet, or orderly; to stop being agitated.
- To establish or become established in a steady position:
- To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)
- To move (people) to (a land or territory), so as to colonize it; to cause (people) to take residence in (a place).
- To sink, or cause (something, or impurities within it) to sink down, especially so as to become clear or compact.
- To make a jointure for a spouse.
- (of an animal) To make or become pregnant.
- A seat of any kind.
- A long bench with a high back and arms, often with chest or storage space underneath.
- A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform lower than some other part. (Compare a depression.)
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 SETTLE
- Sink to the bottom
- Square, as a debt
- Agree out of court
- Deal with what you got
- Take up residence
- Reach agreement
- Colonize
- Avoid litigation
- Emigrate to Canada, e.g.
- Resolve
More clues leading to the result IRONOUT
- Resolve, as details
- Smooth over
- Clear up
- Resolve
- Settle
- Settle, as differences
- Reconcile
- Settle, as details
- Resolve, as differences
- Smooth over.
More clues leading to the result DECIDE
- Choose
- Make up your mind
- Make up one's mind
- Get off the fence
- Stop shilly-shallying
- Rule
- Settle (on)
- Make a choice
- Adjudicate
- Adjudge
More clues leading to the result VOW
- "I do," e.g.
- Declare
- Formal promise
- Oath
- Hero's promise
- Swear
- Promise
- Pledge
- Solemn promise
- "I ___ to Thee, My Country" (Anglican hymn)
More clues leading to the result SPINE
- Backbone
- Book back
- Small piano
- What cowards lack
- Back line?
- Book part that displays a title
- Title holder
- Bookbinding piece
- Bookbinder's back
- Coward's lack
More clues leading to the result CLEARUP
- Make plain
- Become sunny
- Abate, as acne
- Brighten, as the sky
- Become fair
- Become cloudless
- Go from cloudy to fair
- Become blue again
- Solve
- Explain
More clues leading to the result DETERMINE
- SETTLE (1954)
- Find out
- Ascertain.
- Derby winner, 1954.
- Derby winner, 1954, or decide
- Settle
- Derby winner: 1954
- Judgmental winner of 1954 Derby?
- Resolve
- Decide upon definitely
More clues leading to the result BACKBONE
More clues leading to the result GRIT
- Backbone
- Sandpaper feature
- Stick-to-itiveness
- Can't eat just one
- Indomitable spirit
- The Duke's "True __"
- Nerve
- True determination
- Pluck
- Sandpaper coating
More clues leading to the result AGREEUPON
- Concur about
- Resolve
- *Be of one mind about
- Come to an understanding about
- Get together with
- Settle
- Mutually accept
More clues leading to the result STEEL
- Drum material
- Like 1943 pennies
- Pittsburgh export
- Product of Bethlehem
- Kind of wool
- Superman's makeup?
- Type of wool
- Shade of gray or blue
- Iron-carbon alloy
- Stainless ___
More clues leading to the result ADJUST
- Fine-tune
- Tweak
- Make a minor correction to
- Calibrate
- Set right
- Tune
- Fix
- Make minor changes
- Reset, as the time
- Become adapted
More clues leading to the result CONCLUDE
- Form a judgement
- Come to a close
- Resolve
- Play the coda.
- Make an opinion
- Ring down the curtain
- Wrap up
- Bring to an end
More clues leading to the result TENACITY
- Persistence
- Stick-to-it-iveness
- Persistence.
- Determination.
- Perseverance
- Bulldog's quality
- Doggedness
- Determination
- Resolve
- Resolution