The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LAY , but the solution may also be LAID which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Set down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAY | 32 % | 3 |
| ALIT | 24 % | 4 |
| LAID | 16 % | 4 |
| PUT | 8 % | 3 |
| POSIT | 3 % | 5 |
| WROTE | 3 % | 5 |
| LAND | 3 % | 4 |
| WRITE | 2 % | 5 |
| PLANK | 2 % | 5 |
| PLACE | 2 % | 5 |
| PEN | 2 % | 3 |
| NOTE | 1 % | 4 |
| WRITTEN | 1 % | 7 |
| DEPOSIT | 1 % | 7 |
| ENTER | 1 % | 5 |
Why may PUT be the right solution?
"Set (down)" is a phrasal verb meaning to place something in a particular position, and "put" is a synonym for this phrasal verb. Therefore, "put" is the correct solution for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Set down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drop
- unload
- disembark
- land
- write down
- put down
- debark
- get down
- place down
- setdown
- sit down
- set on
Crossword Answer definitions
LAY noun- Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- A share of the profits in a business.
- A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
- A casual sexual partner.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- A plan; a scheme.
- (uncountable) the laying of eggs.
- A layer.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To produce and deposit an egg.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To have sex with.
- To take a position; to come or go.
- To state; to allege.
- To point; to aim.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- To apply; to put.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To present or offer.
- A lake.
- Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
- Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.
- Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
- A meadow; a lea.
- A law.
- An obligation; a vow.
- To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
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 LAY
- Common
- Produce hen fruit
- Frito-__
- Not of the clergy
- Put down, as carpet
- Put down, as track
- Place, as a bet
- Produce an egg
- Bang
- Don Juan's conquest
More clues leading to the result ALIT
- Came down
- Came down to earth
- Came to earth
- Completed a jump
- Got down
- Got off
- Landed
- Touched down
- Touched the ground
- Came to rest
More clues leading to the result LAID
- Made eggs?
- Placed
- __-back (easygoing)
- Put down, as track
- Set down
- __ out (knocked cold)
- Installed carpet
- Produced, as eggs
- _____ money on (bet)
- Installed, as carpet
More clues leading to the result PUT
- Place
- Situate
- Seller's option
- Placed (down)
- Stock option verb
- Set (down)
- Heave the shot
- Find a spot for
- Deposit
- Phrase
More clues leading to the result POSIT
- Assume
- Put forth
- Take as a given
- Propose as an explanation
- Situate
- Hypothesize
- Put philosophically
- Assume as a fact
- Assume as fact
- Assume for the sake of argument
More clues leading to the result WROTE
- Penned
- Composed
- Dropped a line
- Put on paper
- Authored
- Corresponded
- Put pen to paper
- Emulated Anne Rice
- Emulated Emerson
- Scribbled on paper
More clues leading to the result LAND
- Catch
- Touch down
- Secure, as a contract
- __ O' Lakes butter
- Come down
- Instant photography pioneer
- Property
- Reach the runway
- Nail, as a client
- Reel in
More clues leading to the result WRITE
- Pen
- Author
- Jot down
- Use a pen
- Do some Picayune work
- Make plays?
- Put pen to paper
- Keep in touch
- Correspond
- Make tracts
More clues leading to the result PLANK
- Thick board
- Ab strengthening pose
- Ship board
- Privateer's punishment
- Pirate's exit?
- Board walk?
- Political-debate issue
- Broad board
- Platform article
- Board
More clues leading to the result PLACE
- Win show go-between
- Do better than show
- Come in second, at the track
- More of quip
- Ones or tens, for example
- Site
- Set
- Hundreds, e.g.
- Put down
- Come in second
More clues leading to the result PEN
- Compose
- Escritoire item
- Parker product
- Shirt-pocket stainer
- Sty
- Hoosegow
- Place to warm up
- Waterman or Parker
- Author's need
- Corral
More clues leading to the result NOTE
- It's found in scores
- Quick message
- Short message
- Thank-you item
- Quickie correspondence
- Mark down
- Memo
- Pay attention
- Piece of music
- Whole or half, in music
More clues leading to the result WRITTEN
- Another kind of exam
- Recorded
- Put on paper
- On paper
- Taken down
- Inscribed.
- Composed.
- Prefix for scope
- Scriptural
- "___ on the Wind," 1956 film
More clues leading to the result DEPOSIT
- It's money in the bank
- Money in the bank
- Bank statement item
- Bank transaction
- Lay down
- Passbook entry
- Down payment
- ATM transaction
- Place cash in an account
- Silt, for instance