The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FLEW , but the solution may also be AVAILED which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in Newsday).
Was acceptable crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLEW | 67 % | 4 |
| AVAILED | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Was acceptable
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- accept
- accepted
- agreeable
- allowable
- good
- kosher
- okay
- permissible
- possible
- qualify
- reasonable
- satisfactory
Crossword Answer definitions
FLEW noun- (chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
- To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
- To flee, to escape (from).
- To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
- (of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
- To travel very fast, hasten.
- To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
- To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
- To hunt with a hawk.
- Shallow; flat
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 FLEW
- Took to the air
- Hopped a jet
- ___ off the handle
- Took off
- Took wing
- Got off the ground
- Ran like the wind
- Was wind-borne
- Took a shuttle
- Escaped