The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STIFF , but the solution may also be DOWNFORTHECOUNT which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in Crosswords Media).
Starched crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFF | 33 % | 5 |
| DOWNFORTHECOUNT | 33 % | 15 |
| STIFFENED | 17 % | 9 |
| SHUFFLEDTHECARDS | 17 % | 16 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Starched
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- amylum
- stiff
- freshly
- rumpled
- ironed
- unironed
- brocaded
- starchy
- wrinkled
- slacks
- coiffed
- organdy
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFF noun- An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
- A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- A cadaver; a dead person.
- A flop; a commercial failure.
- A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
- Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
- To cheat someone
- To tip ungenerously
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- (of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- Harsh, severe.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- Potent.
- Dead, deceased.
- (of a penis) Erect.
- (of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
- Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- Keeping upright.
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 STIFF
- Unbending
- Body bag contents
- Like a strong drink
- Inflexible
- Harsh, as a penalty
- Starchy
- Leave without paying
- Tip zip
- Far from flexible
- Harsh, as a prison sentence
More clues leading to the result DOWNFORTHECOUNT
- Starched
- Busted
- Knocked out, in the ring
- Floored, in boxing
- *Knocked loopy
- Defeated
- Quilt filler, given to Dracula?
- Totally knocked out
- What is put on Basie's bed?
- "Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas