Own crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Own” are SPLIT, STRIP or ADOPT, with 5 letters. Below are 27 answers from 3 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

AIN 3 letters · adjective

belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive “‘ain’ is Scottish”

HOME 4 letters · adjective

used of your own ground “a home game”

SPLIT 5 letters · verb

go one's own way; move apart

BORROW 6 letters · verb

take up and practice as one's own

FEATURE 7 letters · noun

a prominent attribute or aspect of something “the map showed roads and other features”

PERSONAL 8 letters · adjective

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality “a personal favor”

DESIGNING 9 letters · adjective

concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest “a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue”

HOMOSEXUAL 10 letters · adjective

sexually attracted to members of your own sex

HOLOGRAPHIC 11 letters · adjective

written entirely in one's own hand “holographic document”

INTROSPECTIVE 13 letters · adjective

given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences

Telling them apart

With 5 squares, SPLIT, STRIP and ADOPT all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: P → SPLIT · T → STRIP · D → ADOPT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, FEATURE, POSSESS, ADOPTED and UNDRESS all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: F → FEATURE · P → POSSESS · A → ADOPTED · U → UNDRESS. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, PERSONAL, SEPARATE, ADOPTIVE, SCHEMING, DESTRUCT and FREEWILL all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: R → PERSONAL · P → SEPARATE · O → ADOPTIVE · H → SCHEMING · S → DESTRUCT · E → FREEWILL. 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: “owing” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “own” means

• adjective: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive (“for your own use”)
• verb: have ownership or possession of (“He owns three houses in Florida”)

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