The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GETS , but the solution may also be BAGS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Secures crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GETS | 10 % | 4 |
| NAILS | 10 % | 5 |
| ICES | 8 % | 4 |
| BINDS | 8 % | 5 |
| LOCKS | 8 % | 5 |
| ATTAINS | 8 % | 7 |
| SHUTS | 5 % | 5 |
| BOLTS | 5 % | 5 |
| OBTAINS | 5 % | 7 |
| SEALS | 3 % | 5 |
| TIES | 3 % | 4 |
| LANDS | 3 % | 5 |
| ACQUIRES | 3 % | 8 |
| GAINS | 3 % | 5 |
| ANCHORS | 3 % | 7 |
| BAGS | 3 % | 4 |
| TETHERS | 3 % | 7 |
| TAKES | 3 % | 5 |
| HAS | 3 % | 3 |
| BATTENS | 3 % | 7 |
| LOCKSIN | 3 % | 7 |
| ENLISTS | 3 % | 7 |
| MOORS | 3 % | 5 |
Why may LOCKS be the right solution?
"Secures" is a synonym for "locks," as in to lock a door or a safe to keep it secure.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Secures
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- safe
- sure
- steady
- established
- dependable
- impregnable
- unassailable
- inviolable
- assure
- invulnerable
- covert
- untroubled
Crossword Answer definitions
GETS noun- Offspring.
- Lineage.
- A difficult return or block of a shot.
- Something gained; an acquisition.
- (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
- To receive.
- (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
- To fetch, bring, take.
- To become, or cause oneself to become.
- To cause to become; to bring about.
- To cause to do.
- To cause to come or go or move.
- To cause to be in a certain status or position.
- (with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
- To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
- To begin (doing something or to do something).
- To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
- To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
- (followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
- To understand. (compare get it)
- To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
- To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
- To become ill with or catch (a disease).
- To catch out, trick successfully.
- To perplex, stump.
- To find as an answer.
- To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- To hear completely; catch.
- To getter.
- To beget (of a father).
- To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
- To go, to leave; to scram.
- To kill.
- To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- To measure.
- A git.
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 GETS
- Arrives at
- Understands
- Comes by
- Groks
- Comes into
- Comprehends
- Catches on to
- Hears clearly
- Obtains
- Understands, as a joke
More clues leading to the result NAILS
- Manicurist's assignment
- Finger features
- Finger tips
- Salon treatment targets
- Home Depot purchase
- Mani-pedi targets
- Gets down pat
- Salon concerns
- Hardness symbol
- Filed items
More clues leading to the result ICES
- Finishes cupcakes
- Summer coolers
- Frozen desserts
- Rubs out
- Summer treat
- Boardwalk coolers
- Covers a cake
- So-called Italian desserts
- Sorbets
- Treats (a sprain)
More clues leading to the result BINDS
- Tight spots
- Finishes a book
- Holds together
- Sticky situations
- Ties up
- Tough spots
- Pickles
- Jams
- Hogties
- Ties together
More clues leading to the result LOCKS
- Secures
- Shuts securely
- Wrestling holds
- Canal features
- Parts of the Panama Canal
- Yale produces them
- Security devices
- Hair
- Tresses
- Secures using a key
More clues leading to the result ATTAINS
- Manages to reach
- Succeeds in getting
- Reaches, as a summit
- Accomplishes
- Gets to
- Reaches
- Reaches, as a goal
- Realizes
- Gets
- Realizes, as a goal
More clues leading to the result SHUTS
- Closes down
- Secures
- Pulls to
- Closes
- Bars or bolts
- Locks up
- Seals
- Closes up
- Turns (off)
- Suspends operations, with "down"
More clues leading to the result BOLTS
- Nuts go-with
- Tears (through)
- Charges off
- Crossbow ammo
- Fastening devices
- Eats and runs?
- Leaves in a hurry
- Runs away
- Fabric units
- Hightails it
More clues leading to the result OBTAINS
More clues leading to the result SEALS
- Bering Sea swimmers
- Closes
- Navy elite
- Makes tight
- Harbor barkers
- Sea World performers
- Closes up
- Uses weatherstrip
- Tough Navy bunch
- Elite Navy group
More clues leading to the result TIES
- Bow and neck
- Overtime scores
- 20-20 and 50-50
- Does a hitch
- Gets even
- Wraps up
- Novelty gifts that show off the wearer's nonexistent personality
- They're worth a point in the World Cup
- Formal wear
- They bind
More clues leading to the result LANDS
- Arrives at O'Hare
- Comes to rest
- Touches down
- Nails
- Nails, as a big client
- Completes a flight
- Comes down to Earth
- Puts the plane down
- Countries
- Bags
More clues leading to the result ACQUIRES
More clues leading to the result GAINS
- Adds a spare tire
- Acquires
- Plusses
- Capital __
- Profits
- Backs' pickups
- Picks up yardage
- Bull's hopes
- Increases
- Brings in
More clues leading to the result ANCHORS
- They can be dragged and dropped
- Runs the last leg
- Relay race closers
- News-hour bigwigs
- Newsroom honchos
- Main drags?
- Huntley and Brinkley
- Is the best player of
- Newsroom bigwigs
- Insignia of U. S. M. C.
More clues leading to the result BAGS
- Brings in
- Captures
- Grocery quantities
- Quantities of groceries
- Redcap's burden
- They're often punched
- Grocery store freebies
- Grocery stores freebies
- Porter's burden
- Overhead rack items
More clues leading to the result TETHERS
- Restrains
- Ties up
- Leashes
- Secures
- Restraints
- Secures to a post, as a horse
- Ties to a post, as a horse
- Ties up, as a horse
- Ties to a stake
- Spot checkers?
More clues leading to the result TAKES
- Captures
- Lets the pitch go by
- Photographs
- Loots
- Scene shootings
- Snatches
- Hollywood editor's stock
- Followers of "Action!"
- Confiscates
- Movie shots
More clues leading to the result HAS
- "Euclid alone ___ looked on beauty bare..."
- A few laughs
- Is afflicted with
- Suffers from
- Is in possession
- Is suffering from
- Keeps
- Owns
- ___-been
- Possesses
More clues leading to the result BATTENS
- Wooden reinforcing strips
- Secures, in a way, with "down"
- Sail stiffeners
- Thrives; grows fat.
- Secures
- Grows fat
- Secures at sea
- Fastens (down)
- Secures, as a ship's hatches
- Secures with strips
More clues leading to the result LOCKSIN
- Assures, as an interest rate
- Commits to, as an interest rate
- Guarantees, as an interest rate
- Secures, as a good price
- Secures
- Guarantees, as a mortgage rate
More clues leading to the result ENLISTS
- Signs up, militarily
- Signs up
- Joins the army, e.g.
- Heeds an army poster
- Joins up
- Signs up to serve
- Recruits
- Chooses to go
- Enters the military
- Secures