The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TAXES , but the solution may also be MELODIES which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Strains crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAXES | 28 % | 5 |
| TRIES | 14 % | 5 |
| MUSIC | 8 % | 5 |
| TUNES | 8 % | 5 |
| EXERTS | 6 % | 6 |
| SIFTS | 6 % | 5 |
| TENSES | 6 % | 6 |
| DINTS | 3 % | 5 |
| AIRS | 3 % | 4 |
| MELODIES | 3 % | 8 |
| EXERTIONS | 3 % | 9 |
| TENSIONS | 3 % | 8 |
| BREEDS | 3 % | 6 |
| STRESSES | 3 % | 8 |
| SONGS | 3 % | 5 |
| TRIESHARD | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strains
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- form
- variant
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- extend
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- pains
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- tense
- tense up
- nisus
- striving
- strive
Crossword Answer definitions
TAXES 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.
- The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
- The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
- The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
- Arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
- A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
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 TAXES
- King's ransom?
- Sure thing
- Certainty of life
- One of two sure things
- Pay cuts?
- Uncle Sam's income
- IRS concerns
- Takes money from citizens
- Proverbial sure thing
- "Read my lips: no new ___"
More clues leading to the result TRIES
- Experiments with
- Takes a shot at
- Sits in judgment
- Attempts
- Stabs, as it were
- Stabs
- Applies oneself
- Takes a taste of
- Essays
- Shots
More clues leading to the result MUSIC
- Country or folk
- Rap, C&W or jazz
- Voice of Garfield, Lorenzo ___
- Waltz, e.g.
- "Fear of ___" (1979 Talking Heads album)
- Country, e.g.
- End of the quote
- Strains
- "The Sound of __"
- "If ___ be the food of love ..."
More clues leading to the result TUNES
- Pandora's output
- Melodies
- Pieces of music
- iPod items
- Makes a grand sound grand
- Airs
- Numbers
- Lilts
- Makes purr, as an engine
- Nano or Shuffle fillers
More clues leading to the result EXERTS
- Brings to bear, as influence
- Puts forth
- Brings to bear
- Applies, as force
- Puts forth, as effort
- Wields
- Applies
- Applies, as influence
- Applies, as pressure
- Wields, as influence
More clues leading to the result SIFTS
- Prepares flour
- Winnows
- Puts through a screen
- Examines closely
- Goes through
- Runs through a screen
- Separates
- Sends through a sieve
- Separates with a sieve
- Sorts carefully
More clues leading to the result TENSES
- Past and imperfect
- Freezes up
- 42-Across expertise
- Language class lesson
- Stiffens
- Grammarian's concern
- Conjugation concerns
- Reacts to a strange noise, perhaps
- Past, present and future
- Present and past
More clues leading to the result DINTS
More clues leading to the result AIRS
- Snootiness
- Broadcasts
- Mannered behavior
- Shows on TV
- Televises
- What snobs put on
- Melodies
- They're put on by snobs
- Lets out, as Festivus grievances
- Makes known, as grievances on Festivus
More clues leading to the result MELODIES
More clues leading to the result EXERTIONS
More clues leading to the result TENSIONS
- They may mount or ease
- They may mount
- Modern living problems.
- Stresses.
- Pressures
- Strains
- Causes of stress
- Counterparts of compressions, in physics
- *Causes of stress
- Emotional strains
More clues leading to the result BREEDS
- Makes toys?
- Makes babies
- Engenders
- Produces some litter?
- Westminster classifications
- Strains
- Fosters
- Siamese et al.
- Procreates
- Basenji and Borzoi
More clues leading to the result STRESSES
- Places emphasis on
- Puts emphasis on
- Elocution subjects
- Plays up
- Accents
- Pressures
- Highlights
- Gives emphasis to
- Emphasizes
- Puts weight on
More clues leading to the result SONGS
- Berlin's forte
- Melodies for voices
- Noted presentations?
- Solomon's pieces
- Chanteuse's offerings
- Spotify selections
- "You" and "Only You"
- Revue numbers
- Rocker's repertoire
- Fake book contents