The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IMEAN , but the solution may also be I MEANT … which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
"To clarify," crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| IMEAN | 57 % | 5 |
| IMEANT | 14 % | 6 |
| THATIS | 14 % | 6 |
| I MEANT … | 7 % | 11 |
| IDEST | 7 % | 5 |
Why may I-MEANT be the right solution?
The phrase "I meant" is often used to clarify or explain what was previously said. Therefore, it is an appropriate answer to the clue "To clarify...".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "To clarify,"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- explain
- elucidate
- define
- elucidation
- illuminating
- clarify
- enlighten
- plain
- illuminate
- decipher
- put across
- declare
Crossword Answer definitions
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 IMEAN
- Clarifying words
- "___ business!"
- "Er...um..."
- Word mincer's words
- "What I should have said was ..."
- Backpedaler's words
- "Let me try that again"
- Stumbler's words
- That is to say
- "To rephrase that ... "
More clues leading to the result IMEANT
- "Let me try that again ..."
- "Let me try that one again"
- "My point was..."
- Rephrasing words
- Backpedaler's words
- Backpedaler's words of clarification
- "Let me rephrase that ..."
- Clarifier beginning
- "That is to say ... "
- Clarifying words
More clues leading to the result THATIS
- "Let me clarify"
- Id est
- I.e.
- What "i.e." means
- "I mean..."
- What "id est" means
- In other words
- "In other words ..."
- Clarifying words
- "In other words ... "