The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STEN , but the solution may also be KINESIS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEN | 3 % | 4 |
| TOOTH | 3 % | 5 |
| WILDE | 1 % | 5 |
| ANKA | 1 % | 4 |
| MINISTER | 1 % | 8 |
| ROPE | 1 % | 4 |
| JULIET | 1 % | 6 |
| THERESHOPE | 1 % | 10 |
| PAPER | 1 % | 5 |
| STICK | 1 % | 5 |
| LUTHER | 1 % | 6 |
| OLE | 1 % | 3 |
| ARITH | 1 % | 5 |
| PROS | 1 % | 4 |
| FRANCIS | 1 % | 7 |
| BEAR | 1 % | 4 |
| FALLS | 1 % | 5 |
| BASILSCATHEDRAL | 1 % | 15 |
| BRATS | 1 % | 5 |
| MOORE | 1 % | 5 |
| ROZ | 1 % | 3 |
| SGTS | 1 % | 4 |
| DOLLAR | 1 % | 6 |
| DAYSLENGTHENTHE | 1 % | 15 |
| GAN | 1 % | 3 |
| SNOWY | 1 % | 5 |
| MAPS | 1 % | 4 |
| WORKS | 1 % | 5 |
| ORNOT | 1 % | 5 |
| SIAM | 1 % | 4 |
| DUO | 1 % | 3 |
| ANDUP | 1 % | 5 |
| MAWR | 1 % | 4 |
| CODES | 1 % | 5 |
| RAPID | 1 % | 5 |
| KINGJR | 1 % | 6 |
| COLA | 1 % | 4 |
| TENNESSEE | 1 % | 9 |
| PAPA | 1 % | 4 |
| EXPIALIDOCIOUS | 1 % | 14 |
| ROSE | 1 % | 4 |
| ALERTS | 1 % | 6 |
| CAR | 1 % | 3 |
| MEN | 1 % | 3 |
| RONI | 1 % | 4 |
| TRIO | 1 % | 4 |
| BAL | 1 % | 3 |
| COLDSTRENGTHENS | 1 % | 15 |
| THERESWIFE | 1 % | 10 |
| POTATO | 1 % | 6 |
| NOW | 1 % | 3 |
| DATE | 1 % | 4 |
| ARAL | 1 % | 4 |
| EROS | 1 % | 4 |
| TOWN | 1 % | 4 |
| HAUTE | 1 % | 5 |
| BILLS | 1 % | 5 |
| TIGHT | 1 % | 5 |
| KINESIS | 1 % | 7 |
| FIGHT | 1 % | 5 |
| AREA | 1 % | 4 |
| EMIR | 1 % | 4 |
| CALIFRAGILISTIC | 1 % | 15 |
| CRUZ | 1 % | 4 |
| LADY | 1 % | 4 |
| CAKE | 1 % | 4 |
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These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wait
- aec
- all
- among
- any
- arc
- average
- bail
- barricade
- barricades
- between
- blow
Crossword Answer definitions
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 STEN
- Anna of "Nana"
- British carbine
- British gun
- British weapon
- Russian actress Anna
- "Nana" star
- Thompson machine gun substitute
- Tommy's gun
- Court figure, briefly
- British small arm
More clues leading to the result TOOTH
- Kind of fairy
- Nail's partner
- Canine or bicuspid
- Comb or saw part
- Canine
- Canine or grinder
- 27-Down partner, in fighting
- Gear part
- Saw, in part
- Drilling site?
More clues leading to the result WILDE
- "Lady Windermere's Fan" playwright
- Earnest playwright?
- Who said "Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast"
- Who said "Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit"
- Picture of Dorian Gray author
- "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" author Oscar
- "I can resist everything except temptation" writer
- "The Importance of Being Earnest" author
- Last name of quoted writer
- See 35-Across
More clues leading to the result ANKA
- "Lonely Boy" singer
- "My Way" lyricist
- "My Way" songwriter
- "My Way" writer
- "She's A Lady" lyricist
- "My Way" composer
- Paul of music
- "Eso Beso" songwriter
- Paul who said "I slice like a fucking hammer"
- Singer Paul
More clues leading to the result MINISTER
- Government official
- With 55-Across, nickname of 34-Across
- Prime follower
- Tend (to)
- Reverend
- Service provider
- Tend
- Diplomatic official
- A cabinet member, in Britain.
- Member of a Cabinet.
More clues leading to the result ROPE
- Tie or lanyard
- Catch a steer
- Hitchcock classic
- __ off (partition)
- Heavy cord
- You can get tied up in one
- 1948 Alfred Hitchcock thriller
- Cowpoke's gear
- Noose material
- Reata material
More clues leading to the result JULIET
- Star-cross'd lover of literature
- Shakespearean suicide
- Dancer Prowse
- "Parting is such sweet sorrow" speaker
- "My only love sprung from my only hate!" speaker
- "'Tis but thy name that is my enemy" speaker
- "You kiss by the book" speaker
- Eloper of drama
- Woman's slipper.
- Shakespearean role.
More clues leading to the result THERESHOPE
More clues leading to the result PAPER
- Kind of trail or tiger
- Word with Manila or India
- Dog-training site, perhaps
- Written composition
- With 37 Down, empty threat
- Post, e.g.
- Rolling ___
- Writing material
- The Globe, e.g.
- Onionskin
More clues leading to the result STICK
- Rover's retrieval
- Twig
- Automatic alternative
- Cleave
- Word with lip or slap
- "Fetch" missile
- Puck slapper
- Remain (with)
- "... and carry a big ___"
- Gum serving
More clues leading to the result LUTHER
- Target of the Edict of Worms, 1521
- German theologian Martin
- "On Christian Liberty" author
- See 5-Across
- Reformation leader
- Colin Powell's middle name
- Part of MLK Jr.
- Leader of German Reformation.
- Translator of Bible into German, 1522.
- He wrote "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."
More clues leading to the result OLE
- "__ Buttermilk Sky"
- "___ Miss"
- "____ Buttermilk Sky"
- Cheer for el matador
- Corrida cry
- Corrida shout
- Good cheer
- Grand ____ Opry
- Hurray for Jose
- Opry adjective
More clues leading to the result ARITH
- One of the three Rs (abbr.)
- Elem. subj.
- Grade school subj.
- Grade school math course
- Elem. school subject
- Elementary school subj.
- Basic math.
- Grade sch. subject
- Math. branch
- One of the three R's: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result PROS
- Experts in their fields
- Lions and Tigers and Bears
- Most U.S. Open participants
- One side of an issue
- Tennis teachers, e.g.
- Advantages
- Those in favor
- Oktoberfest toast
- Paid performers
- They play for pay
More clues leading to the result FRANCIS
- The talking mule
- Hollywood's talking mule
- Bacon or Drake
- Crick who co-discovered DNA structure
- Saint from Assisi
- "What's My Line?" regular
- "Car 54" character
- "Whip Hand" author
- Drake the navigator
- Animals' patron
More clues leading to the result BEAR
- Stomach
- Yogi or Boo Boo
- Stand
- Yogi or Boo-Boo
- Big reason not to leave your food out at a campsite
- Corduroy, e.g.
- Temple neighbor (or ... caniform with extremely acute smell)
- Black ___ (student athlete living in 50-Down)
- Care ___
- Cornell's unofficial mascot
More clues leading to the result FALLS
- Drops
- Topples
- Comes a cropper
- Horseshoe, e.g.
- Kayaker's worry
- Some hair extensions
- Idaho ___, Idaho
- Wrestling rounds
- Hairpieces
- Collapses
More clues leading to the result BASILSCATHEDRAL
More clues leading to the result BRATS
- Hellions
- Ill-mannered kiddies
- Sausages, for short
- Barbecue offerings
- Holy terrors
- Other people's kids?
- Ill-behaved kids
- Nannies' nightmares
- Babysitters' nightmares
- Day-care workers' headaches
More clues leading to the result MOORE
- A Bond player
- Van Dyke co-star
- Clement or Clayton
- Henry, the sculptor
- One of the Bonds
- Connery successor
- Bond player
- I've Got a Secret host Garry
- Demi or Dudley
- Player of 77 Across
More clues leading to the result ROZ
- Waitress in "Shoe"
- "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" author Chast
- "Night Court" bailiff
- Coach Washington on "Glee"
- Producer on the fictional radio station KACL
- "Frasier" role
- Call screener for Frasier
- Frasier's call screener
- Russell of "Gypsy," for short
- Peri Gilpin's "Frasier" role
More clues leading to the result SGTS
- E-5s
- Some NCOs
- US Army officers
- York and O'Rourke
- Cpl.'s superiors
- Drill leaders (abbr.)
- Base folks: Abbr.
- Some E-5s
- Some drillers: Abbr.
- Some members of the force: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result DOLLAR
- Smacker
- Single
- Clam
- Buck
- Bit of bread?
- Recipient of a "Where's George?" stamp
- Kind of diplomacy
- Single in a wallet
- Kind of sign seen in this puzzle, and word that can follow the start of answers to starred clues
- Register single
More clues leading to the result DAYSLENGTHENTHE
More clues leading to the result GAN
- Started: Poet.
- Commenced: Poet.
- "Began," in Chaucer.
- Legendary rival of Roland.
- Old word for "started."
- Started, old style.
- Initiated: Poet.
- Started, to poets
- Started, in poems
- Initiated, in poems
More clues leading to the result SNOWY
- Like some winter days
- Like an old sage's locks
- Tintin's dog
- Like some egrets
- Egret descriptor
- Kind of owl or egret
- Pure white
- Like some winter weather
- Like mountains in January
- Quite white
More clues leading to the result MAPS
- "National Geographic" inserts
- Rand McNally output
- Tourist guides
- Cartographer's creations
- Charts
- App with a Satellite View feature
- Google phone app
- Heart of an atlas
- Orienteering aids
- Navigator's stack
More clues leading to the result WORKS
- Does what it's meant to
- "Opera," literally
- Does the job
- Does the trick
- Watch's innards
- Everything, with "the"
- Operates properly
- Operates well
- Has a job
- Is in operating condition
More clues leading to the result ORNOT
- "Believe it _____"
- "Ready __, here I come!"
- Ready conclusion?
- Words from Ripley
- "Believe it ___"
- Ripley's last words?
- "... then again, I could be wrong"
- [shrug]
- Whether __
- "But I could be wrong"
More clues leading to the result SIAM
- "The King and I" setting
- Kingdom visited by Anna
- Thailand, formerly
- Thailand, once
- Yul's kingdom
- "Anna and the King of ___"
- Thai, previously
- Where Anna taught
- Thailand, before the coup of 1939
- Where King Mongkut ruled
More clues leading to the result DUO
- Compact combo
- Two of the same kind
- Twosome
- The Smothers Brothers, e.g.
- Pair
- Couple
- Daft Punk, e.g.
- Electronic act Justice, e.g.
- Rock's Broken Bells, e.g.
- Rock's Royal Blood, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ANDUP
- Starting from, on price notations
- Pricing phrase
- Alternative to "start at," in pricing
- Small print on a price sign
- "Ages 6 __" (board-game advisory)
- On the up ___.
- Words indicating a price range.
- Phrase in price lists.
- See 5 Across.
- On the up ___
More clues leading to the result MAWR
- Bryn __ College
- Pennsylvania's Bryn ___ College
- Bryn ___ College
- Bryn ___ (Pennsylvania college)
- Half a Pennsylvania college
- Bryn ___
- See 61-Down
- With 83 Down, Eastern college
- Bryn ___, PA
- Bryn __
More clues leading to the result CODES
- Area and zip, for example
- Morse and Napoleonic
- Bodies of laws
- Writings to crack
- Sets of laws
- They may be cracked
- Systems of rules
- Zip and area
- Regulatory systems
- Secret languages
More clues leading to the result RAPID
- Lightning-quick
- R.E.M. member?
- Like some transit
- Flying through
- Like arpeggioed chords
- Quick
- Fast
- Fast-moving
- Expeditious
- High-speed
More clues leading to the result KINGJR
More clues leading to the result COLA
- Soft drink
- Carbonated canful
- Pay incr., of sorts
- Popular soda
- Soda-fountain offering
- Pop favorite
- Soda pop
- Taste test offering
- Diet-Rite, for one
- Royal Crown, e.g.
More clues leading to the result TENNESSEE
- River with a quartet?
- ___ walking horse
- River near Paducah
- Titans' home
- Tuxedo on TV?
- Birthplace of Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus
- State whose eight official songs include "Rocky Top"
- Volunteer locale
- Gore country
- The Volunteer State
More clues leading to the result PAPA
- Mama's partner
- A Bear
- Haydn nickname
- Haydn or Hemingway
- Hemingway handle
- Hemingway sobriquet
- John Phillips was one
- Nickname for Hemingway
- One of a Grimm trio
- "__ Don't Preach"
More clues leading to the result EXPIALIDOCIOUS
More clues leading to the result ROSE
- American Beauty
- "My Wild Irish ___"
- Floral gift
- Appreciated in value
- Color of some glasses?
- Proliferated
- Thorny bush
- Abie's girl
- Golden Girl
- One of the Golden Girls
More clues leading to the result ALERTS
- Heads up!
- Tips off
- Google notifications
- Google service
- Sirens
- Puts on notice
- Warnings
- Warns
- Wake-up calls
- Advisories
More clues leading to the result CAR
- Ford, Lincoln or Pierce
- One for the road
- One for the road?
- Passenger compartment
- Passenger vehicle
- The General Lee, e.g.
- Hudson or Essex
- Saturn or Mercury
- Diner or sleeper
- Elevator unit
More clues leading to the result MEN
- Some adults
- W.C. sign
- Chess pieces
- Door sign
- Parcheesi pieces
- Crew
- Chess set
- "___: We Don't Know What We Did!" ("Family Guy")
- Non-gender-neutral word in the first sentence of the Declaration of Independence
- 36% of Rwanda's current parliament, gender-wise
More clues leading to the result RONI
- Word after Pasta, in a product name, or tender, in a Bobby Brown song
- Rice-a-__
- Bobby Brown hit of 1989
- Rice-a-___
- Noodle suffix, commercially
- Rice-A-____
- Rice-A- ___
- Pasta __: food brand
- Food-box word with a cable car in its "o"
- Noodle __: old product name
More clues leading to the result TRIO
- Kovacs' "The Nairobi __"
- A crowd, often
- Cream was one
- Crosby, Stills and Nash, e.g.
- Kovacs' "The Nairobi ____"
- Peter, Paul, and Mary, e.g.
- The Three Tenors, e.g.
- Charlie's Angels, e.g.
- The Bee Gees, e.g.
- The Supremes, e.g.
More clues leading to the result BAL
- ___ Harbour, FL
- Fancy dance in Paris
- Versailles gala
- Bank statement abbr.
- Dance, in Dijon
- ___ Harbor, Florida
- ___ Harbour (Miami Beach resort)
- The Orioles, on scoreboards
- ___ masque (costume party)
- S&L statement stat
More clues leading to the result COLDSTRENGTHENS
More clues leading to the result THERESWIFE
More clues leading to the result POTATO
- Starchy tuber
- ____ chips
- Chowder ingredient
- Latke ingredient
- Vichyssoise ingredient
- One of 93 down, e.g.
- You might make a hash of it
- Red bliss, for one
- It may be mashed
- Word after couch
More clues leading to the result NOW
- ASAP!
- Immediately!
- At this time
- Pronto
- Right this minute
- With it
- At once
- "Serenity ___!" (cry for inner calm on "Seinfeld")
- Today
- "Buy It ___" (eBay button)
More clues leading to the result DATE
- Engagement
- It may be double or blind
- Prom escort
- Take a carbon 14 measurement
- Take out
- Go steady
- Go with
- Limo companion
- See socially
- Go out
More clues leading to the result ARAL
- Disappearing inland sea
- Asian inland sea
- Inland Asian sea
- Inland sea
- Kazakh-Uzbek sea
- Salty lake
- Shrinking Kazakh-Uzbek sea
- Shrinking sea
- Soviet salt lake
- Uzbek sea
More clues leading to the result EROS
- Piccadilly Circus statue
- Aphrodite's offspring
- Aphrodite's son
- Cupid's alias
- Greek cupid
- Libidinous deity
- Lover boy
- Piccadilly Circus figure
- Piccadilly figure
- Poem collection
More clues leading to the result TOWN
- Word with ghost or cow
- Municipality
- Up or down follower
- Burg
- Country cousin?
- Sticks
- Suburban area
- Map dot
- Cartographic dot
- Itty-bitty city
More clues leading to the result HAUTE
- Elegant
- Terre __, Indiana
- Terre ___, Indiana
- Like some cuisine
- Type of couture
- ___ cuisine (gourmet cooking)
- High in Versailles
- ___ couture
- ___ cuisine
- Type of couture or cuisine
More clues leading to the result BILLS
- Charges
- Unwanted mail
- Bucks, e.g.
- Fives and tens
- Buffalo gridders
- Folding money
- They can be paid on-line
- "Dead presidents"
- Debtor's worries
- Buffalo eleven
More clues leading to the result TIGHT
- Nip and tuck
- Constricted
- Intimate, as friends
- Cramped
- Inebriated
- Constricting
- Reluctant to part with a buck
- Lacking slack
- Closely constrained
- Way to sleep?
More clues leading to the result KINESIS
- Activity of an organism in response to light, e.g.
- Stimulus response
- See 5-Across
- Response to a stimulus
- Movement under stimulus
More clues leading to the result FIGHT
- Go toe-to-toe
- Puncher's chance?
- Duke it out
- Boxing match
- Ring event
- Brawl
- Compete in the boxing ring
- What a bully might provoke
- Box
- Perform on canvas in an arena
More clues leading to the result AREA
- Atlas datum
- Bailiwick
- Carpet seller's calculation
- Code kind
- District
- Field
- L x W
- LAN part
- Locale
- Lot measurement
More clues leading to the result EMIR
- Arab VIP
- Arab bigwig
- Bedouin bigwig
- Middle East prince
- Mideast biggie
- Mideastern ruler
- Turkish title
- Arab prince
- Arabic chief
- Bedouin chief
More clues leading to the result CALIFRAGILISTIC
More clues leading to the result CRUZ
- Santa ___, CA
- See 69-Across
- Victor of the New York Giants
- Big name in salsa
- Salsa star Celia
- Homophone of her "Vanilla Sky" costar
- Santa follower
- Santa ___, Bolivia
- Novelist Martin ___ Smith
- Vera ___
More clues leading to the result LADY
- Hockey's __ Byng Memorial Trophy
- Jane Grey's title
- Kenny Rogers hit
- Pink __ (cocktail)
- Titleholder
- Tramp's love
- Elegant woman
- "__ of Spain"
- Tramp's companion?
- Godiva's title