The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PROP , but the solution may also be FUEL which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Sustain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PROP | 33 % | 4 |
| FEED | 17 % | 4 |
| INCUR | 17 % | 5 |
| UPHOLD | 6 % | 6 |
| AID | 6 % | 3 |
| ABET | 6 % | 4 |
| UPBEAR | 6 % | 6 |
| HOLD | 6 % | 4 |
| FUEL | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sustain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- support
- maintain
- keep up
- keep
- get
- hold up
- prolong
- confirm
- hold
- have
- corroborate
- affirm
Crossword Answer definitions
PROP noun- An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
- One of the seashells in the game of props.
- (sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
- To play rugby in the prop position
- (usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
- An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
- An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
- The propeller of an aircraft.
- To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.
- A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
- Propellant
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 PROP
- Support
- Drama need
- Shore up
- Play thing
- Brace
- Yorick's skull, e.g.
- Character piece?
- Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g.
- See 46-Across
- Skull for Hamlet, e.g.
More clues leading to the result FEED
- Chicken __ (trifling amount)
- Trough contents
- Petting zoo handful
- Straight man's line
- Supply with nourishment
- Fodder
- Nourish
- Stable diet?
- Cattle course?
- Entree for livestock
More clues leading to the result INCUR
- Bring upon oneself
- Acquire
- Arouse, as wrath
- Bring on
- Rack up
- Become liable for
- Rack up, as debt
- Acquire, as debt
- Acquire, as a debt
- Acquire, as debts
More clues leading to the result UPHOLD
- Give support to
- Maintain, as a ruling
- Support
- Defend against criticism
- Defend, as against criticism
- Sustain
- Support.
- Confirm.
- Back.
- Defend
More clues leading to the result AID
- Band follower?
- Financial follower
- Help
- Help out
- Pitch in
- Abet's partner
- First ____
- Partner of 58A
- Give an assist to
- Legal or visual follower
More clues leading to the result ABET
- "That's __!" (You're on!)
- Aid nefariously
- Drive the getaway car
- Encourage
- Help a hooligan
- Help in a heist
- Help out
- Help with a heist
- Aid
- Harbor (as a fugitive)
More clues leading to the result UPBEAR
More clues leading to the result HOLD
- Countdown delay
- Stick fast
- Impose restraints on
- Phone button
- Confine
- Cargo compartment
- Telephone limbo
- Where cargo rides
- Ship's cargo area
- Nelson, for example