The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COPED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 1998.
Took the bull by the horns crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COPED | 50 % | 5 |
| ACTED | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Took the bull by the horns
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- took the reins
- took on the chin
- took the bait
- took matters into one's own hands
- took the law into one's own hands
- took it upon oneself
- took law into one's own hands
- took the initiative
- took the plunge
- took something in stride
- took up the gauntlet
- took something as it came
Crossword Answer definitions
COPED verb- To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
- To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
- To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
- To bargain for; to buy.
- To exchange or barter.
- To make return for; to requite; to repay.
- To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
- To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
- Clad in a cope.
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 COPED
- Got by
- Contended with
- Grappled successfully
- Got by somehow
- Dealt (with)
- Rose to the occasion
- Managed
- Dealt with an issue
- Contended
- Make shift