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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

LET
A serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again

OWN
Have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

4 letters

OKAY
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"

5 letters

YIELD
Production of a certain amount

GRANT
The act of providing a subsidy

OPINE
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

ADMIT
Afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

LEAVE
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

6 letters

ENABLE
Render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

PERMIT
Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

PERMIT

GIVEUP
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

7 letters

LICENSE
A legal document giving official permission to do something

CONCEDE
Be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

ENTITLE
Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

PROVIDE
Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

EARMARK
A distinctive characteristic or attribute

RESERVE
Formality and propriety of manner

8 letters

SETASIDE
Make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

ALLOWFOR
Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

TOLERATE
Have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

LEGALIZE
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

SANCTION
A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

9 letters

ADMISSION
The act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"

AUTHORIZE
Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

10 letters

ADMITTANCE
The act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"

11 letters

ACKNOWLEDGE
Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"

APPROPRIATE
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

COUNTENANCE
The appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"

15 letters

TAKEINTOACCOUNT
Allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"