The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EKES , but the solution may also be PERIODS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Stretches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKES | 26 % | 4 |
| EXTENDS | 11 % | 7 |
| SPANS | 11 % | 5 |
| STINTS | 7 % | 6 |
| ELONGATES | 7 % | 9 |
| PERIODS | 7 % | 7 |
| AREAS | 7 % | 5 |
| LIES | 7 % | 4 |
| AGES | 4 % | 4 |
| LENGTHS | 4 % | 7 |
| DISTENDS | 4 % | 8 |
| EXTENTS | 4 % | 7 |
Why may PERIODS be the right solution?
The word "periods" can refer to stretches of time, making it a suitable answer for the clue "Stretches."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stretches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- elongate
- reach
- reaching
- extend
- stretchiness
- stint
- stretch out
- unfold
- water down
- dilute
- debase
- adulterate
Crossword Answer definitions
EKES verb- Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
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 EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)
More clues leading to the result EXTENDS
- Stretches
- Lengthens
- Widens
- Goes further
- Adds on to
- Draws out
- Pushes back, as a deadline
- Stretches out
- Makes available
- Holds out
More clues leading to the result SPANS
- Bridges
- Reaches over
- Wings' measures
- Goes over
- Reaches across
- Runs across
- Goes across
- Bridge sections
- Straddles
- Traverses
More clues leading to the result STINTS
- Stretches
- Work shifts
- Is frugal
- Work periods
- Acts frugally
- Tours of duty
- Stretches on the job
- Periods of duty
- Tenures
- Pinches pennies
More clues leading to the result ELONGATES
More clues leading to the result PERIODS
- Sentence enders
- Sentence stoppers
- Stopping points
- Hockey game divisions
- Lunch and study hall
- Game divisions
- Stretches
- Time frames
- Sentence-ending marks
- Eras
More clues leading to the result AREAS
- Regions
- Neighborhoods
- Precincts
- Zones
- Fields
- Fields of expertise
- Open grounds
- They may be gray
- Some are restricted
- Bailiwicks
More clues leading to the result LIES
- Bull-artist's repertoire
- Is situated
- Perjures
- Reclines
- Taradiddles
- "True ___" with Arnold
- Fabrications
- What today's puzzle is full of, in certain spots
- "True ___" (Schwarzenegger film)
- Perjures oneself
More clues leading to the result AGES
- Bronze and Iron
- Dark or Middle follower
- Many moons
- Matures into a SAGE?
- Mellows
- Quite a while
- Gets older
- Gets on
- Iron and Ice
- Matures
More clues leading to the result LENGTHS
- Great ones are annoying to go to
- Horse-racing victories are often measured in them
- Some go to great ones
- End-to-end measures
- Victory margins at the track
- Derby margins
- Margins of victory
- Horse racing units
- Race units
- Linear measurements