The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MIRES , but the solution may also be STEMS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Sticks in the mud crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MIRES | 87 % | 5 |
| EMBEDS | 9 % | 6 |
| STEMS | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sticks in the mud
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stick-in-the-mud
- stick-in-the-muds
- stalls
- roll
- carry
- crayon
- stick
- bail
- bunting
- burr
- bush
- chop
Crossword Answer definitions
MIRES noun- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- An undesirable situation, a predicament.
- To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
- To sink into mud.
- To weigh down.
- To soil with mud or foul matter.
- An ant.
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 MIRES
- Sticks in the mud·
- Bogs down
- Sticks in the mud
- Bogs
- Gets stuck
- Sinks in the muck
- Mucks up
- Puts in the muck
- Muddy areas
- Sinks in mud
More clues leading to the result EMBEDS
- Plants
- Installs, as a YouTube video in a blog post
- Buries
- Some wartime reporters
- Some on-site reporters
- Fixes firmly
- Sets firmly
- Encloses securely
- Sets securely
- Sticks in the mud