The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HUSBAND which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Subject of an old wives' tale? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HUSBAND | 100 % | 7 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
HUSBAND noun- The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
- A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
- A prudent or frugal manager.
- A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
- The male of a pair of animals.
- A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
- A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
- A polled tree; a pollard.
- To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
- To conserve.
- To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
- To provide with a husband.
- To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.
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