The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAX which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Strain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAX | 35 % | 3 |
| EXERT | 15 % | 5 |
| SIFT | 6 % | 4 |
| TENSION | 6 % | 7 |
| TRY | 5 % | 3 |
| STRESS | 5 % | 6 |
| SIEVE | 4 % | 5 |
| OVEREXERT | 4 % | 9 |
| FILTER | 4 % | 6 |
| TUNE | 3 % | 4 |
| MELODY | 2 % | 6 |
| BREED | 2 % | 5 |
| ONUS | 2 % | 4 |
| AMELODIOUSSOUND | 1 % | 15 |
| SCREENORSIFTOUT | 1 % | 15 |
| OVERTAX | 1 % | 7 |
| OVERDO | 1 % | 6 |
| HEREDITYVARIETY | 1 % | 15 |
| AIR | 1 % | 3 |
| SONG | 1 % | 4 |
| TOOMUCHPRESSURE | 1 % | 15 |
| FILTRATE | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strain
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Crossword Answer definitions
TAX noun- Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.
- A burdensome demand.
- A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject.
- Charge; censure
- A lesson to be learned.
- To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
- To impose and collect a tax on (something).
- To make excessive demands on.
- To accuse.
- To examine accounts in order to allow or disallow items.
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 TAX
- Deplete
- Impost
- Overburden
- Price add-on
- Sin __
- Poll or sales
- Tribute of a sort
- Extra dough?
- Value added ___
- Something imposed on a shopper, perhaps
More clues leading to the result EXERT
- Bring to bear
- Utilize, as strength
- Put forth
- Put forth with vigor
- Wield
- Put into action
- Use, as energy
- Apply, as pressure
- Apply with might
- Display power
More clues leading to the result SIFT
- Examine and sort carefully
- Winnow
- Go through
- Work on evidence
- Do a floury chore
- Look through laboriously
- Sprinkle, as sugar on a cake
- Process flour
- Remove particles from
- Separate with a sieve
More clues leading to the result TENSION
- Strain
- Nervousness
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Sweat producer
- Massage target
- Choking cause
- Racket-stringing specification
- Dramatic device
- Dramatist's device
More clues leading to the result TRY
- Take a crack at
- Attempt
- Hear, as a case
- Stab
- Take a shot at
- Venture
- Have a go at
- Shot
- Sit in judgment
- The old college ___
More clues leading to the result STRESS
- Cause of burnout
- Accent
- Emphasize
- Underscore
- Fast-track malady
- High anxiety
- Rat-race result
- Put an accent on
- On-the-job malady
- Pronunciational prominence
More clues leading to the result SIEVE
- Strainer
- It assists during straining times
- It doesn't hold water
- Pasta making requirement
- Pasta strainer
- Epitome of leakage
- Filter in the kitchen
- Symbol of leakiness
- Kitchen strainer
- Straining aid
More clues leading to the result OVEREXERT
More clues leading to the result FILTER
- Trickle
- Sift
- Coffeemaker insert
- Color-altering camera lens accessory
- Aquarium water purifier
- Paper in a coffeemaker
- Word in certain cigarette ads.
- Strain.
- Cigarette type
- Strain
More clues leading to the result TUNE
- Adjust a radio
- Melody
- Use a fork, in a way
- Pull strings?
- Something to whistle
- Air
- Adjust, as a motor
- Jukebox pick
- Change into a G-string, say?
- Do an upright job?
More clues leading to the result MELODY
- Rap's lack, usually
- Air
- What some people might look for in a song
- Tune
- Whistler's output
- Theme in music
- It's more likely to grab you if it has a hook
- Song feature
- Succession of notes
- Something to hum
More clues leading to the result BREED
- Start a family
- Plymouth Rock, to a chicken farmer
- Afghan hound or Angora goat, for instance
- Make babies
- Reproduce
- Collie or Yorkie
- Lhasa apso, e.g.
- Lineage
- Dog show classification
- Kennel club info
More clues leading to the result ONUS
- Burden
- Burden of proof
- Liability
- Heavy load
- Blame
- Responsibility
- Challenge
- "I guess the joke's ___, guys"
- Albatross
- Big burden
More clues leading to the result AMELODIOUSSOUND
More clues leading to the result SCREENORSIFTOUT
More clues leading to the result OVERTAX
- Put too much strain on
- Soak the rich, say
- Strain, in a way
- Burden and then some
- Demand too much of
- More than exhaust
- Weary
- Exhaust.
- Strain severely.
- Burden excessively
More clues leading to the result OVERDO
- Cook too long
- Go to extremes
- Extend oneself
- Go too far
- Exceed the limits
- Stress to excess
- Beat a dead horse
- Beat into the ground
- Take to extremes
- Strain
More clues leading to the result HEREDITYVARIETY
More clues leading to the result AIR
- BB propellant
- Fresh or hot
- Make public
- Melodic tune
- ON __ (studio sign)
- Simple song
- Balloon content
- Balloonists' heat this
- Broadcast
- Demeanor
More clues leading to the result SONG
- Musical poem
- Nightclub number
- Bars that often close about three minutes after they open?
- Something to render
- Karaoke selection
- Thing that many people break into
- iTunes purchase
- Noted composition?
- Medley component
- Request for a deejay