Done crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Done” are NICE or RUSH, with 4 letters. Below are 22 answers from 4 to 13 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

NICE 4 letters · adjective

done with delicacy and skill “a nice bit of craft”

COOKED 6 letters · adjective

having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

THROUGH 7 letters · adjective

having finished or arrived at completion “after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up”

FINISHED 8 letters · adjective

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state “a finished product”

CORPORATE 9 letters · adjective

done by or characteristic of individuals acting together “the corporate good”

COLLECTIVE 10 letters · adjective

done by or characteristic of individuals acting together “the collective mind”

PERFUNCTORY 11 letters · adjective

done or produced as a formality only

UNINTENTIONAL 13 letters · adjective

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, COOKED, RUSHED and WILFUL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → COOKED · R → RUSHED · W → WILFUL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, FINISHED, SKILLFUL, FREEHAND and FREEWILL all fit. The fifth letter tells them all apart: S → FINISHED · L → SKILLFUL · H → FREEHAND · W → FREEWILL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 9 squares, CORPORATE, MAKESHIFT, UNPLANNED and UNWITTING all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: R → CORPORATE · K → MAKESHIFT · P → UNPLANNED · W → UNWITTING. 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: “donees” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “done” means

• adjective: having finished or arrived at completion (“certain to make history before he's done”)
• adjective: cooked until ready to serve

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 DONE, and words whose definition is DONE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.