Control crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Control” are CURB, TICK or DEAL, with 4 letters. Below are 73 answers from 3 to 15 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

LAP 3 letters · noun

an area of control or responsibility “the job fell right in my lap”

CURB 4 letters · verb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

CHECK 5 letters · verb

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

MASTER 6 letters · verb

have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

COMMAND 7 letters · noun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity “a good command of French”

MODERATE 8 letters · verb

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits “moderate your alcohol intake”

DOMINANCE 9 letters · noun

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another “her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”

MANIPULATE 10 letters · verb

maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage “She manipulates her boss”

SOVEREIGNTY 11 letters · noun

government free from external control

COMPUTERIZATION 15 letters · noun

the control of processes by computer

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, CURB, TICK, DEAL, LAND, RIDE and BOSS all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CURB · T → TICK · D → DEAL · L → LAND · R → RIDE · B → BOSS. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, CHECK, LEARN, DRIVE, CHIEF, CHARM and RELAY all fit. The fifth letter tells them all apart: K → CHECK · N → LEARN · E → DRIVE · F → CHIEF · M → CHARM · Y → RELAY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, MASTER, ENSURE, ASSURE, VERIFY, INSURE and CORNER all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MASTER · E → ENSURE · A → ASSURE · V → VERIFY · I → INSURE · C → CORNER. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “controlled” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “control” means

• noun: power to direct or determine (“under control”)
• noun: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another (“measures for the control of disease”)
• noun: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc (“the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired”)
• noun: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment (“the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as CONTROL, and words whose definition is CONTROL. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.