The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RIDE , but the solution may also be … BIKE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIDE | 3 % | 4 |
| TURTLE | 3 % | 6 |
| NESS | 3 % | 4 |
| TREE | 3 % | 4 |
| MINE | 3 % | 4 |
| TWELVE | 3 % | 6 |
| BROTHERS | 3 % | 8 |
| JANIS | 3 % | 5 |
| INONE | 3 % | 5 |
| OVER | 3 % | 4 |
| &CON | 3 % | 4 |
| STAN | 3 % | 4 |
| EASY | 3 % | 4 |
| FINGERS | 3 % | 7 |
| HANGING | 3 % | 7 |
| SHOW | 3 % | 4 |
| EARTH | 3 % | 5 |
| … BIKE | 3 % | 8 |
| ISYETTOCOME | 3 % | 11 |
| KICK | 3 % | 4 |
| EIGHTEEN | 3 % | 8 |
| STOCKS | 3 % | 6 |
| DIEM | 3 % | 4 |
| PIECE | 3 % | 5 |
| BENZ | 3 % | 4 |
| SASSY | 3 % | 5 |
| WILSON | 3 % | 6 |
| HATCHET | 3 % | 7 |
| YOU | 3 % | 3 |
| ASIA | 3 % | 4 |
| ARIL | 3 % | 4 |
| DNATESTS | 3 % | 8 |
| NORMAL | 3 % | 6 |
| OUT | 3 % | 3 |
| HOO | 3 % | 3 |
| ENDALL | 3 % | 6 |
| OLAY | 3 % | 4 |
| INS | 3 % | 3 |
| WELBYMD | 3 % | 7 |
Why may BIKE be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 40 Down
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Crossword Answer definitions
RIDE noun- An instance of riding.
- A vehicle.
- An amusement ridden at a fair or amusement park.
- A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
- A road or avenue cut in a wood, for riding; a bridleway or other wide country path.
- A saddle horse.
- A person (or sometimes a thing or a place) that is visually attractive.
- In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.
- To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
- To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
- (chiefly US and South Africa) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
- Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
- To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
- To traverse by riding.
- To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
- To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
- To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
- To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
- Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
- To rely, depend (on).
- Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
- To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
- To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
- To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
- To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
- In jazz, a steady rhythmical style.
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 RIDE
- Sally in space
- "Thumb a ___"
- Catch a Greyhound
- The Cyclone, for one
- Thumb a __ (hitchhike)
- Be carried by
- Carnival attraction
- Disneyland attraction
- Emulate Miss Daisy
- Go by car
More clues leading to the result TURTLE
- Shelled reptile
- Slowpoke
- Animal with a carapace
- Snapper, perhaps
- Reptile house denizen
- Terrapin
- Terrapin, e.g.
- Aquarium reptile
- Ant egg eater
- One with a shell
More clues leading to the result NESS
- Costner screen role
- Famed Loch
- Loch ___
- Loch _____
- Monster loch
- Robert Stack's TV role
- Stack part
- T-man Eliot
- Untouchable Eliot
- Bold finish
More clues leading to the result TREE
- Corner
- Elder or alder
- Family chart
- Family or shoe follower
- Genealogical diagram
- Genealogist's sketch
- Kind of frog or squirrel
- Kind of surgery
- Leaf shedder
- Palm, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MINE
- Outfielder's call
- Alternative to "your place"
- Belonging to me
- Excavation
- "___ eyes have seen the glory..."
- Coal hole
- Not yours
- Source of gold
- Greedy kid's declaration
- Miser's word
More clues leading to the result TWELVE
- Midnight
- Jury complement
- "__ Angry Men"
- Tom Brady's number
- Christmas Day total
- Enough for a jury
- Apostolic number
- Number of notes in the chromatic scale
- Jury size, usually
- One-fourth of this clue's number
More clues leading to the result BROTHERS
- Dwight and Milton.
- Men.
- Karamazovs, e.g.
- See 39 across
- Smith or Smothers
- Arness and Graves, e.g.
- See 40-Down
- Monks
- Abbey community
More clues leading to the result JANIS
- Full Tilt Boogie Band singer Joplin
- Joplin who led the Full Tilt Boogie Band
- Musical Joplin
- She sang about Bobby (McGee)
- Joplin of rock
- Arlo's comic-strip wife
- Singer Joplin
- Arlo's wife, in the funnies
- Singer Ian
- Singer lan
More clues leading to the result INONE
- "____ ear and ..."
- 3-__ (household oil)
- Words with hole or two
- ___ fell swoop
- Hole ____: golfer's dream
- Hole-___ (golf coup)
- Hole-____(ace)
- "__ ear and ..."
- Combined
- All-___ (combined)
More clues leading to the result OVER
- "Your turn," to a CBer
- "__ and out"
- Above and beyond
- Finished
- Lead-in or follow-up for come and take
- Radio-message "period"
- Scrambled alternative
- __ the hill
- __-the-counter
- "Your turn," in communications
More clues leading to the result &CON
More clues leading to the result STAN
- Baseball great Musial
- Comedian Laurel
- Getz or Laurel
- Laurel or Kenton
- Musial of Cooperstown
- Ollie's partner
- Ollie's sidekick
- Cartoonist Lee
- Big band leader Kenton
- Comic, ___ Laurel
More clues leading to the result EASY
- Piece of cake
- Simple
- "___ Rider"
- "____ Rider" (Fonda film)
- Like a piece of cake
- Like pie?
- Piece of cake?
- Word before street or chair
- __ listening (radio format)
- __-Off oven cleaner
More clues leading to the result FINGERS
- See 40-Down
- Informs on
- Quintet on a hand
- Piano players?
- Pinkies.
- Pinkies
- Anatomical quintet
- Common quintet
- Key players
- You can count on them
More clues leading to the result HANGING
- With 62-Across, living dangerously
- Like some drying clothes
- Suspended.
- Drapery.
- See 40 Down.
- Wall art
- On a clothesline, say
More clues leading to the result SHOW
- Display
- Finish third
- Come in third
- Hulu selection
- Set piece?
- Take third place
- Performance
- Demonstrate
- Be visible
- Exhibit
More clues leading to the result EARTH
- Gettysburg Address ender
- Scorched-__ policy
- Soil
- The "Daily Planet's" planet
- Third rock from the sun?
- Center of our gravity
- Our world
- Planet
- Solar orbiter
- "The Blue Marble" subject
More clues leading to the result … BIKE
More clues leading to the result ISYETTOCOME
More clues leading to the result KICK
- Thrill
- Excitement
- Rifle's recoil
- Bowl-game start
- Field-goal attempt, e.g.
- Karate move
- Grouse
- Zing
- Soccer move
- Complain
More clues leading to the result EIGHTEEN
- Hole number?
- Number of wheels on a Mack truck
- Golfer's round number?
- A full course?
- The full course
- Two ball teams.
- How many amendments before Woman Suffrage?
- Number of significance to Ford and Furgol.
- Finale figure for a golfer.
- New voting age
More clues leading to the result STOCKS
- WSJ subject
- Wall Street purchases
- Brokers' buys
- Stores for future use
- Wall Street buys
- Keeps on the store shelves
- Rifle parts
- Colonial form of punishment
- Equities
- Has to sell
More clues leading to the result DIEM
- Per __
- Carpe ___
- Carpe __
- Per ___ (business trip outlay)
- "Carpe ___!"
- Per ___ (daily allowance)
- Caesar's day
- Carpe __!
- Vietnamese statesman Ngo Dinh ___
- Per ___ (every 1,440 minutes)
More clues leading to the result PIECE
- Put together
- "__ of cake"
- Slice
- Article
- Bishop, e.g.
- Jigsaw fragment
- Section
- Pawn, say
- Fragment
- Player on a board
More clues leading to the result BENZ
- Auto pioneer Karl
- Automaker Karl
- 1885 Motorwagen maker
- Daimler's partner
- Daimler partner
- German auto pioneer Karl
- Mercedes' partner
- Mercedes-___
- Carmaker Karl
- German auto pioneer
More clues leading to the result SASSY
- Disrespectful
- Smart-mouthed
- Flip
- Fresh
- Full of back talk
- Giving a little lip
- Smart
- Bold
- Impudent
- Smart-alecky
More clues leading to the result WILSON
- Puddn'head ___
- Wartime president
- Big name in sporting goods
- "Home Improvement" neighbor
- "Cast Away" figure
- Name in leather and tennis equipment
- President of Princeton, then the U.S.
- Taft's successor
- War President.
- Unseen guest at San Francisco.
More clues leading to the result HATCHET
- See 9-across
- Kind of job or man
- Tomahawk cousin
- Boy Scout tool
- Short-handled ax
- Chopper
- Tool, often buried.
- Feb. 22 cake ornament
- Kind of job
- See 40-Down
More clues leading to the result YOU
- Not me
- "___ Are My Sunshine"
- "___ must be kidding!"
- Last word of the golden rule
- AVCX subscriber, presumably
- See 40-Down
- Time's 2006 Person of the Year
- "___ wish!"
- "Yes, I'm looking at ___!"
- "___ again?!"
More clues leading to the result ASIA
- China setting
- Area east of the Urals
- Atlas section
- China setting?
- Globe section
- Home to billions
- Japan's continent
- Much of the Pacific Rim
- Myanmar's continent
- Qatar's continent
More clues leading to the result ARIL
- Nutmeg skin
- Seed covering
- Seed cover
- Nutmeg covering
- Seed coating
- Covering for 66-Down
- Seed coat
- Seed protector
- Nutmeg cover
- Botanical envelope
More clues leading to the result DNATESTS
- Some court evidence
- They may solve identity crises
- Crime lab procedures
- They're used to determine paternity
- Evidence in paternity suits
- Crime-lab procedures
- See 40-Down
- They can answer the question "Who's your daddy?"
- They're ordered in many courtroom dramas
- 23andMe services
More clues leading to the result NORMAL
- Usual
- Not unusual
- Completely run-of-the-mill
- Part of "snafu"
- 20-20
- 98.6
- Ordinary
- Conventional
- Typical
- Hardly pushing the envelope
More clues leading to the result OUT
- Away
- Missing
- Not home
- Inning ender
- No longer fashionable
- No longer popular
- See 50A
- Word after pig or butt
- Expose, in a way
- No longer burning
More clues leading to the result HOO
- __-ha
- Boo trailer
- Yoo-___ (beverage featured in "Clockers")
- Boo follower
- "Woo-___!"
- "Yoo-___!"
- Crying syllable
- Sob syllable
- ___-ha
- __-ha (big deal)
More clues leading to the result ENDALL
- Ultimate purpose
- Ultimate goal
- Conclusion for everything
- Final goal
- Ultimate conclusion
- Sine qua non
- Fully important element
- Ultimate solution
- One's ultimate goal
- Ultimate objective
More clues leading to the result OLAY
- Oil of __
- Oil of ___
- Skin care brand
- Daily Facials brand
- Definity skin care company
- Nivea rival
- Nivea competitor
- Maker of "age defying" products
- Rival of Nivea
- Procter & Gamble product
More clues leading to the result INS
- Current administration
- DEL neighbor, on a PC
- Election winners
- Officeholders
- Elected officials
- Elected ones
- Job-seekers' advantages
- Re-election seekers
- Office holders
- Salesmen's advantages