Taking crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Taking” are TURN or SLOW, with 4 letters. Below are 50 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

JAG 3 letters · noun

a bout of drinking or drug taking

TURN 4 letters · noun

taking a short walk out and back “we took a turn in the park”

THEFT 5 letters · noun

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

ACTIVE 6 letters · adjective

taking part in an activity “an active member of the club”

WINNING 7 letters · adjective

very attractive; capturing interest “a winning personality”

FETCHING 8 letters · adjective

very attractive; capturing interest “a fetching new hairstyle”

GRADUATED 9 letters · adjective

taking place by degrees

ATTRACTIVE 10 letters · adjective

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm “a remarkably attractive young man”

PHOTOGRAPHY 11 letters · noun

the act of taking and printing photographs

BROADCASTING 12 letters · noun

taking part in a radio or tv program

PARTICIPATING 13 letters · adjective

taking part in an activity “the participating organizations”

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, ACTIVE, ACTUAL, STABLE and PICKUP all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: I → ACTIVE · U → ACTUAL · B → STABLE · K → PICKUP. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, WINNING, ACCOUNT, EMBRACE, SEIZURE, FUELING and LARCENY all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: W → WINNING · A → ACCOUNT · E → EMBRACE · S → SEIZURE · F → FUELING · L → LARCENY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, FETCHING, PICKINGS, WATCHING, STEALING, TRAVERSE and SENSUOUS all fit. The first letter settles most of it: F → FETCHING · P → PICKINGS · W → WATCHING · S → STEALING, SENSUOUS · T → TRAVERSE. 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: “takings” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “taking” means

• adjective: very attractive; capturing interest (“something inexpressibly taking in his manner”)
• noun: the act of someone who picks up or takes something (“clothing could be had for the taking”)

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