The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SMARTEN , but the solution may also be TIDY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Spruce up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
SMARTEN | 25 % | 7 |
NEATEN | 24 % | 6 |
SPIFF | 22 % | 5 |
REDO | 8 % | 4 |
TIDY | 7 % | 4 |
PREEN | 7 % | 5 |
ADORN | 3 % | 5 |
PERK | 1 % | 4 |
SLICK | 1 % | 5 |
PRIMP | 1 % | 5 |
Why may TIDY be the right solution?
The word "TIDY" means to make something neat or organized, which aligns with the phrase "Spruce (up)" as it suggests improving the appearance or tidiness of something. Therefore, "TIDY" is the right answer for this crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spruce up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smarten up
- spiff up
- titivate
- tittivate
- spruce
- slick up
- sprucing
- spruce pine
- spruced up
- refurnish
- sprucely
- freshen up
Crossword Answer definitions
SMARTEN verb- To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up.
- To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.).
- To augment with computer technology.
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 SMARTEN
- Spruce up
- Polish, with "up"
- Spiff (up)
- Spruce (up)
- Wise (up)
- Improve in appearance
- Pick up the pace
- Spiff up
- Improve in appearance.
- Make spruce.
More clues leading to the result NEATEN
- Put in order
- Do some tidying
- Tidy
- Spruce up
- Tidy up
- Act like Felix Unger
- Straighten up
- Bring to order?
- Make tidy
- Spiff up
More clues leading to the result SPIFF
- Spruce (up)
- Best-dressedness
- __ up (make stylish)
- Smarten (up)
- Calvin's spaceman alter ego, in comics
- __ up (improve the look of)
- Adorn, with "up"
- __ up (neaten)
- Splendid: Slang.
- Neaten, with "up"
More clues leading to the result REDO
- Make over
- Make revisions to
- Second draft
- Start all over
- Change decorations
- Change the decor
- Decorate anew
- Fix
- Start from scratch
- Start from square one
More clues leading to the result TIDY
- Neat
- Square away
- Not disheveled
- Well-ordered
- Shipshape
- In apple pie order
- Kempt
- Orderly
- Neat as a pin
- Unmake a mess
More clues leading to the result PREEN
- Get gussied up
- Fuss with feathers
- Groom feathers
- Peacocks do it
- Admire yourself in the mirror
- Attach a boutonnière, perhaps
- Smarten up?
- Clean one's feathers
- Groom vainly
- Dress up fussily
More clues leading to the result ADORN
- Do some trimming
- Hair-spray name
- Add beauty to
- Deck
- Deck the halls
- Embellish
- Decorate
- Dress up
- Bespangle
- Beautify
More clues leading to the result PERK
- Benefit
- Corporate benefit
- Bigwig's benefit
- Make coffee
- Employment extra
- One way to make coffee
- Bonus at the office
- Half-day Fridays, e.g.
- Ability to telecommute, e.g.
- Central ___ (coffeeshop on "Friends")
More clues leading to the result SLICK
- Unctuous
- Oil-spill formation
- Oily spot
- Clever
- Cleverly devised
- Glossy
- Oily
- Covered in ice or oil
- Sign of a spill
- Smooth-talking