The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPAR , but the solution may also be BOX which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Trade punches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SPAR | 89 % | 4 | 
| STANDUPANDCHEER | 5 % | 15 | 
| BOX | 5 % | 3 | 
Why may BOX be the right solution?
The term "box" can refer to the sport of boxing, where opponents trade punches in a match.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trade punches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spar
 - exchange blows
 - lead
 - punch
 - boxed
 - barrage
 - clinch
 - combination
 - die
 - dir
 - kick
 - pull
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SPAR noun- A rafter of a roof.
 - A thick pole or piece of wood.
 - A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
 - Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
 - A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
 
- To bolt, bar.
 - To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
 
- A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
 
- To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
 - To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
 - To contest in words; to wrangle.
 
- Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.
 - Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
 
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 SPAR
- Sail support
 - Exchange verbal blows
 - Have a verbal dispute
 - Mast
 - Work out
 - Work out with a pug
 - Onetime USCG member
 - Prepare for fight night
 - Box
 - Rigging support
 
More clues leading to the result STANDUPANDCHEER
- 1933 Shirley Temple film
 - Shirley Temple musical of 1934
 - Give a rousing ovation
 - Instructions to fans
 - Stadium exhortation
 - Shirley Temple film: 1934
 - 1934 Shirley Temple musical
 - Trade punches
 - Reward a touchdown, e.g.
 - Respond to an electrifying play, perhaps