Open crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Open” are WIDE, AJAR or BALD, with 4 letters. Below are 94 answers from 3 to 14 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

RAW 3 letters · adjective

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes “raw wool”

WIDE 4 letters · adjective

(used of eyes) fully open or extended “stared with wide eyes”

CLEAR 5 letters · adjective

affording free passage or view “a clear view”

PUBLIC 6 letters · adjective

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole “the public good”

SUBJECT 7 letters · adjective

possibly accepting or permitting “the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation”

OUTDOORS 8 letters · noun

where the air is unconfined “he wanted to get outdoors a little”

AVAILABLE 9 letters · adjective

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service “kept a fire extinguisher available”

VULNERABLE 10 letters · adjective

susceptible to attack “a vulnerable bridge”

UNPROTECTED 11 letters · adjective

lacking protection or defense

UNRESTRICTED 12 letters · adjective

not subject to or subjected to restriction

UNSYMPATHETIC 13 letters · adjective

not having an open mind

UNQUESTIONABLE 14 letters · adjective

not open to question “an unquestionable (or unequivocal) loss of prestige”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, WIDE, AJAR, BALD, TALK, SHUT and BOWL all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: E → WIDE · R → AJAR · D → BALD · K → TALK · T → SHUT · L → BOWL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, CLEAR, LOOSE, HARSH, OVERT, AGAPE and AGAZE all fit. The first letter settles most of it: C → CLEAR · L → LOOSE · H → HARSH · O → OVERT · A → AGAPE, AGAZE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, RAW, POP and YAW all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: R → RAW · P → POP · Y → YAW. 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: “opened” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “open” means

• adjective: affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed (“an open door”)
• adjective: affording free passage or access (“open drains”)
• adjective: with no protection or shield (“open to the weather”)
• adjective: open to or in view of all (“an open protest”)

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