The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MERE , but the solution may also be EASY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Simple crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MERE | 43 % | 4 |
| EASY | 26 % | 4 |
| BARE | 4 % | 4 |
| NAIVE | 4 % | 5 |
| BASIC | 3 % | 5 |
| EASYASPIE | 3 % | 9 |
| ELEMENTARY | 2 % | 10 |
| NOSWEAT | 1 % | 7 |
| ASEASYASPIE | 1 % | 11 |
| PLAIN | 1 % | 5 |
| PIECEOFCAKE | 1 % | 11 |
| ELEMENTAL | 1 % | 9 |
| NOTHINGTOIT | 1 % | 11 |
| DAFT | 1 % | 4 |
| AUSTERE | 1 % | 7 |
| QUITEEASILYDONE | 1 % | 15 |
| RUSTIC | 1 % | 6 |
| ASEASYASABC | 1 % | 11 |
| ABECEDARY | 1 % | 9 |
| HASSLEFREE | 1 % | 10 |
| MODEST | 1 % | 6 |
| INANE | 1 % | 5 |
| ASZZASPIE | 1 % | 9 |
| EASYTOUNDERSTAND | 1 % | 16 |
| REALEASY | 1 % | 8 |
| ARTLESS | 1 % | 7 |
| CHILDSPLAY | 1 % | 10 |
| PURE | 1 % | 4 |
| ASNAP | 1 % | 5 |
| HOMESPUN | 1 % | 8 |
Why may EASY be the right solution?
The answer to "Simple" is "EASY" because "easy" means something that is not difficult or complicated. It is a straightforward and uncomplicated solution to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Simple
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- easy
- plain
- uncomplicated
- simplistic
- pure
- elegant
- simplified
- unsophisticated
- primitive
- common
- modest
- mere
Crossword Answer definitions
MERE noun- A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as Windermere.
- Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
- To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
- To set divisions and bounds.
- To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
- Famous.
- Pure, unalloyed .
- Nothing less than; complete, downright .
- Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- A Maori war-club.
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 MERE
- Being nothing more than
- Insignificant
- Parisian parent
- Simple
- Small
- Bare
- Just
- Michel's mother
- Nothing but
- Nothing more than
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 BARE
- In one's birthday suit
- Reveal
- Uncover
- Like some bones?
- Precedes back and bones
- Unadorned
- Without clothes
- Without the usual covering
- Unfurnished
- Like some shoulders at a ball
More clues leading to the result NAIVE
- Dewy-eyed
- Easily flimflammed
- Green
- Gullible
- Born yesterday
- Like a greenhorn
- Very unsophisticated
- Like Pollyanna
- Not too worldly
- Far from sophisticated
More clues leading to the result BASIC
- Kind of training
- Fundamental
- Nitty-gritty
- Conformist, in slang
- Bare-bones
- Meat-and-potatoes
- Simple
- Computer language
- Like the ABCs
- Like ABCs
More clues leading to the result EASYASPIE
- "Piece of cake!"
- Like a piece of cake
- "Simple!"
- Extremely simple
- Piece of cake
- Simple
- A piece of cake
- "No sweat!"
- "Nothing to it!"
- Like falling off a log
More clues leading to the result ELEMENTARY
- E Z
- Basic
- Holmes mantra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Uncomplicated
- Holmes' comment about the ends of the four other longest Across answers?
- Childishly simple
- "Simple!"
- "Easy!"
- Not involved at all
- Not involved
More clues leading to the result NOSWEAT
- "Simple"
- "Piece of cake!"
- "Nothing to it!"
- "Piece of cake"
- "Easy"
- "A cinch"
- "Consider it done"
- "Easy!"
- "That's easy!"
- "Don't worry about it"
More clues leading to the result ASEASYASPIE
More clues leading to the result PLAIN
- Unadorned
- Sans toppings
- Pizza choice
- Easy to see
- Steppe or savannah
- Like the nose on your face
- Like Amish style
- ___ People (Amish)
- Unvarnished
- "Sarah, ___ and Tall" (Glenn Close movie)
More clues leading to the result PIECEOFCAKE
- Cinch
- "Easy!"
- No sweat
- "A walk in the park"
- "A walk in the park!"
- Something easily done
- "No problem!"
- No-sweat job
- *"Nothing to it!"
- Simple thing to do ... and what each starred clue's answer ends with?
More clues leading to the result ELEMENTAL
- Basic
- Primitive
- Pertaining to great natural forces.
- Basic.
- Primary.
- Basic and powerful.
- Simple
- Not subtle or refined
- Basic and potent
- Basic and powerful
More clues leading to the result NOTHINGTOIT
- "That's a cinch!"
- "Easy!"
- "That'll be a snap!"
- "Piece of cake!"
- "Simple!"
- "That's easy!"
- "Smooth sailing!"
- Simple as ABC
More clues leading to the result DAFT
- Off one's rocker
- Loopy
- Wacky
- Balmy
- ___ Punk
- ___ Punk ("Around the World" electronica duo)
- Mad
- Foolish
- A little loopy
- Not all there
More clues leading to the result AUSTERE
- Astringent
- Self-disciplined
- Hardly lavish
- Strait-laced
- Forbidding
- Spartan
- Like Spartan living
- Stark
- Unadorned
- Like monastic life
More clues leading to the result QUITEEASILYDONE
More clues leading to the result RUSTIC
- Bucolic
- No city slicker
- Hayseed
- "Slightly dilapidated," in Realtor-speak
- Person living in the country
- Country resident
- From the sticks
- Countrified
- Woodsy
- Bumpkin
More clues leading to the result ASEASYASABC
More clues leading to the result ABECEDARY
More clues leading to the result HASSLEFREE
More clues leading to the result MODEST
- Humble composer reinterpreted by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, familiarly (6)
- Not liable to crow
- Understated
- Unostentatious
- Not at all vain
- Unassuming
- Shy
- Hardly extravagant
- Demure
- Not pretentious
More clues leading to the result INANE
More clues leading to the result ASZZASPIE
More clues leading to the result EASYTOUNDERSTAND
More clues leading to the result REALEASY
More clues leading to the result ARTLESS
- Naïve
- Lacking guile
- Uncontrived
- Ingenuous
- What the capitalized clues in this puzzle all are
- Not at all deceitful
- Without pretense
- Free from deceit
- Frank
- Not crafty
More clues leading to the result CHILDSPLAY
- "Easy!"
- Julia's dramatic offering?
- *Extremely easy task
- "Simple!"
- A snap.
- Any simple task.
- Any very simple task.
- Simple task.
- One term for this puzzle.
- Easy task
More clues leading to the result PURE
- Neat
- Uncontaminated
- Free of pollution
- Unadulterated
- Simple partner
- Flawless
- Untainted
- Untouched
- Uncorrupted
- Unsullied
More clues leading to the result ASNAP
- "No prob!"
- Child's play
- Easy-peasy
- "It's ___!" ("Simple!")
- "Child's play!"
- Very easy task
- "Piece of cake!"
- "It's ___!" ("Easy!")
- "Easy!"
- "That's ___!" ("Easy as pie!")