The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HIRED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Took on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HIRED | 74 % | 5 |
| ASSUMED | 10 % | 7 |
| ADOPTED | 8 % | 7 |
| TACKLED | 5 % | 7 |
| AHDED | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Took on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- took on trust
- took upon oneself
- took on faith
- took it upon oneself
- took up
- took in
- took over
- took
- took up the mantle
- took on the chin
- undertook
- took it on the arches
Crossword Answer definitions
HIRED verb- To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
- To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
- To exchange the services of for remuneration.
- To accomplish by paying for services.
- To accept employment.
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 HIRED
- Employed
- Took on
- Brought on board
- Engaged
- Put on the payroll
- Like the winner of "The Apprentice"
- Added to the staff
- Added to the payroll
- Put to work
- Upped the payroll
More clues leading to the result ASSUMED
- Took for granted
- Presupposed
- Undertook
- Took over
- Fictitious
- Took as a given
- Like a fictitious name
- Took, as responsibility
- Shammed.
- Took for granted.
More clues leading to the result ADOPTED
- Taken into the clan
- Took for one's own
- Voted to accept
- Like Bill Clinton or, eventually, Oliver Twist
- Accepted by vote
- Took as one's own
- Not biological
- Like many a son or daughter
- Embraced
- Made one's own
More clues leading to the result TACKLED
- Went to work on
- Brought down a Giant, say
- Dealt with
- Began dealing with.
- Tried to do, as something difficult.
- Took on