The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BREW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Steep crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BREW | 26 % | 4 |
| RET | 18 % | 3 |
| SOAK | 12 % | 4 |
| INFUSE | 8 % | 6 |
| PRICY | 6 % | 5 |
| DEAR | 6 % | 4 |
| MARINATE | 5 % | 8 |
| HILLY | 5 % | 5 |
| PRICEY | 3 % | 6 |
| EXTRAVAGANT | 2 % | 11 |
| IMMERSE | 2 % | 7 |
| ABRUPT | 2 % | 6 |
| CLIFF | 2 % | 5 |
| SHEER | 2 % | 5 |
| SATURATE | 2 % | 8 |
| IMBUE | 2 % | 5 |
Why may BREW be the right solution?
"BREW" can be a synonym for "steep" when referring to the process of steeping tea or coffee in hot water to extract flavor.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Steep
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- immerse
- plunge
- absorb
- sharp
- engulf
- bold
- sheer
- brew
- perpendicular
- high
- precipitous
- infuse
Crossword Answer definitions
BREW noun- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as a cup of tea or a brewed beer.
- A beer.
- To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
- To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull.
- To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water.
- To make beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast.
- To foment or prepare, as by brewing
- To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
- (of an unwelcome event) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
- To boil or seethe; to cook.
- A hill or overhanging cliff.
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 BREW
- Make tea
- Prepare tea
- Make beer
- Batch of homemade beer
- Pub concoction
- Make your own beer
- Pub quaff
- Steep, boil, and ferment
- Cauldron concoction
- "Strange ___" (Bob and Doug McKenzie comedy)
More clues leading to the result RET
- Emeritus: Abbr.
- No longer working: Abbr.
- On Soc. Sec.
- No longer active: Abbr.
- No longer in the service
- Not active: Abbr.
- Part of AARP
- Like many AARP members
- Receiving 27-Across benefits, say: Abbr.
- Finished with the USAF
More clues leading to the result SOAK
- Overcharge
- Tend to a stain
- Drench
- Laze in the bubble bath
- Washer cycle
- Part of a wash cycle
- Charge too much
- Linger in the tub
- Long bath
- Post-game activity
More clues leading to the result INFUSE
- Flavor by soaking
- Imbue
- Flavor by steeping, as vodka
- Add (into), as energy
- Add, as if by pouring
- Instill
- Introduce
- Brew, as tea
- Make tea from leaves
- Steep.
More clues leading to the result PRICY
- Expensive
- Steep
- Big-ticket
- Costing a pretty penny
- Worht a pretty penny
- Quite expensive
- Too high
- Dear
- Too expensive
- Not cheap
More clues leading to the result DEAR
- Beloved
- Cherished
- Letter opener
- Very expensive
- "___ Abby"
- Sweet thing
- Expensive
- Letter starter
- Sweetie
- Sweetpea
More clues leading to the result MARINATE
- Steep
- Tenderize, in a way
- Steep before cooking
- 56 Across, in a way
- Soak, as a steak
- Prepare teriyaki
- Let stand in a vinegar-oil mixture.
- Steep in brine.
- Pickle in liquid.
- Steep in French dressing.
More clues leading to the result HILLY
- Hardly flat
- Like the streets of San Francisco
- Like a challenging cross-country course
- Resembling San Francisco, in a way
- Suitable for sledding
- Good for tobogganing
- Like rolling terrain
- Like links golf courses
- Like San Francisco's terrain
- Like links-style golf courses
More clues leading to the result PRICEY
- Steep
- On the expensive side
- Big-ticket
- Like a four-star restaurant
- Expensive
- Dear
- Exceeding the usual rate
- $$$$, on Yelp
More clues leading to the result EXTRAVAGANT
More clues leading to the result IMMERSE
- Get very involved in
- Dip
- Put under
- Baptize
- Dunk
- Involve deeply
- Dip (in)
- Submerge
- Plunge into liquid
- Place into liquid
More clues leading to the result ABRUPT
- Rather sudden
- Brusque in manner
- Sudden
- Unceremoniously curt
- Curt
- Without warning
- Brusque
- Short-spoken
- Unexpected
- Discourteously curt
More clues leading to the result CLIFF
- "Charly" actor Robertson
- High, steep rock
- Diver's spot, sometimes
- Cheers mailman
- Dover sight
- Hang glider's takeoff spot
- Long face?
- Stone face
- Significant drop-off
- Steep rockface
More clues leading to the result SHEER
- Fine, and transparent
- Like some hosiery
- Like some lingerie
- See-through
- Like some drops
- Like some pantyhose
- Downright
- Nearly vertical
- Like some hose
- Transparent
More clues leading to the result SATURATE
- Thoroughly soak
- Soak to the max
- Waterlog
- Drench
- Soak
- Cover completely with commercials
- Drench.
- Soak.
- Soak through.
- Surfeit.