The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CORKS , but the solution may also be CAULKS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Seals, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORKS | 33 % | 5 |
| CAULKS | 33 % | 6 |
| ICES | 33 % | 4 |
Why may CAULKS be the right solution?
The answer "CAULKS" is a play on words. Seals, in a way, refers to the action of sealing or closing gaps or joints. Caulks are materials used to seal gaps or cracks in various surfaces, making them a fitting answer to the clue.
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Crossword Answer definitions
CORKS noun- The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
- An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
- The cork oak, Quercus suber.
- The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
- To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
- To blacken (as) with a burnt cork
- To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
- To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
- To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
- To position one's drift net just outside of another person's net, thereby intercepting and catching all the fish that would have gone into that person's net.
- An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes heels over head, with the board overhead.
- To perform such a maneuver.
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 CORKS
- Tops that pop
- Stoppers
- Bottle stoppers
- Some stoppers
- Winery needs
- Wine bottle inserts
- Seals, in a way
- Stoppers of spirits
- 60-Across supply
- Wine stoppers
More clues leading to the result CAULKS
- Makes watertight
- Fixes leaky boat seams
- Prevents leakage, perhaps
- Makes airtight
- Seals cracks
- Makes watertight, in a way
- Seals around a bathtub
- Fills in the gaps?
- Seals, in a way