The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TOUTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Talks up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOUTS | 44 % | 5 |
| HYPES | 19 % | 5 |
| PRAYS | 13 % | 5 |
| EXTOLS | 6 % | 6 |
| SELLS | 6 % | 5 |
| PRAISES | 6 % | 7 |
| LAUDS | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Talks up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- promotes
- advertises
- endorses
- puffs
- seize
- discuss
- mean
- negotiation
- refers
- speaking
- speaks
- speech
Crossword Answer definitions
TOUTS noun- Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
- A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
- An informer in the Irish Republican Army.
- To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
- To look upon or watch.
- To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
- To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
- To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
- To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
- To look for, try to obtain; used with for.
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 TOUTS
- Race track figures
- Track tipsters
- Talks up at the track
- Sings the praises of
- Double play result
- Racetrack tipsters
- Brags on
- Gamblers
- Sells tips
- Track figures
More clues leading to the result HYPES
- Beats the drum for
- Publicity stunts
- Builds up in the media
- Oversized plugs
- Talks up
- Overpublicizes
- Ballyhoos
- Aggressive campaigns
- More than just plugs
- Plugs plus
More clues leading to the result PRAYS
- Requests earnestly
- Requests intervention, in a way
- Supplicates
- Says grace, e.g.
- Talks to the man upstairs
- Offers an orison
- Entreats
- Worships, in a way
- Petitions
- Talks up?
More clues leading to the result EXTOLS
- Lauds
- Glorifies
- Raves about
- Celebrates
- Talks up
- Praises highly
- Sings the praises of
- Panegyrizes
- Praises highly.
- Celebrates.
More clues leading to the result SELLS
- Goes like hotcakes
- Hawks
- Moves cars
- Successfully persuades
- Vends
- Gets rid of
- Works as a vendor
- Markets
- Works in retail
- Deals in
More clues leading to the result PRAISES
- Talks up
- Speaks highly of
- Puffs up
- Flatters
- Hallelujahs
- Pats on the back
- Compliments
- Eulogizes
- Sung approval?
- Butters up, maybe