The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GIFTS , but the solution may also be ARCHERS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
They take bows crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GIFTS | 17 % | 5 |
| STRINGS | 17 % | 7 |
| CELLOS | 17 % | 6 |
| CAST | 17 % | 4 |
| ARCHERS | 17 % | 7 |
| VIOLAS | 17 % | 6 |
Why may ARCHERS be the right solution?
The word "bows" in the clue is a homophone for "bows", which are weapons used for shooting arrows. "They" refers to the people who use these weapons, which are archers. Therefore, "ARCHERS" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: They take bows
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- archers
- strings
- hunting
- crossbow
- prescience
- blotter
- prescient
- fatalism
- timetable
- chameleon
- doctor
- eating
Crossword Answer definitions
GIFTS noun- Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- A talent or natural ability.
- Something gained incidentally, without effort.
- The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
- To give as a gift or donation.
- To give away, to concede easily.
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 GIFTS
- Part of many an antique shop name
- Magi's offerings
- Birthday guests' burdens
- Talents
- Boxes with bows, usually
- Christmas buys
- Endowments
- Frankincense and myrrh, in the Bible
- Under-the-tree items
- Aptitudes
More clues leading to the result STRINGS
- Orchestra section
- Cello quartet?
- Series
- Philharmonic section
- Musical section
- Conditions, so to speak
- Orchestra group
- Limitations
- Cords.
- Part of the Philharmonic Orchestra.
More clues leading to the result CELLOS
- String section
- You will find it in the string section
- Violas' big brothers
- Big strings
- Yo-Yo strings?
- Double bass cousins
- Instruments in string quartets
- Low-pitched strings
- Orchestral string section
- Villa-Lobos's "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" is scored for voice and eight of these
More clues leading to the result CAST
- Threw or throw
- Fisherman's move
- Group of "thousands"
- List of actors
- Plaster bandage
- Broken bone protector
- Hurl
- Limb support
- Pitched
- Play list
More clues leading to the result ARCHERS
- People who pull strings
- William Tell and Robin Hood
- Quiver carriers
- Hood and Tell
- Pros with bows
- Bow-and-arrow wielders
- Bow-and-arrow pros
- Warriors of yore
- Benders of the longbow.
- Bowmen.