The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SLOPES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
They can be slippery crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOPES | 100 % | 6 |
Why may SLOPES be the right solution?
The word "slippery" suggests something that is difficult to grip or hold onto, and slopes fit this description as they can be steep and difficult to walk on without slipping.
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Crossword Answer definitions
SLOPES noun- An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
- The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
- The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
- The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
- A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
- To tend steadily upward or downward.
- To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
- (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
- To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
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