Direct
Crossword Clue and Answers

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Publications

  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 18 Jul 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 14 Mar 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 21 Jun 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Monday, 8 Jun 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 18 May 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 21 Feb 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 13 Dec 2019
  • The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 3 Dec 2019
  • The Guardian Quick - Monday, 18 Mar 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 12 Nov 2017
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 2 Apr 2017

Crossword Answers

3 letters

AIM
The action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"

RUN
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

4 letters

SEND
Assign to a station

LEAD
A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

BOSS
A circular rounded projection or protuberance

HEAD
Oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

5 letters

PLACE
An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

POINT
A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

GUIDE
A structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

BLUNT
Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"

STEER
Castrated bull

REFER
Be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

FRANK
A member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

TRAIN
Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

ORDER
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

6 letters

HONEST
Without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

CANDID
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

ORIENT
The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

CREDIT
Used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";

LINEAL
In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"

HEADON

MANAGE
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

TARGET
Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

7 letters

TAKEAIM
Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

NONSTOP
A flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"

ADDRESS
The stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

OVERSEE
Watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

CONDUCT
Manner of acting or controlling yourself

CONTROL
The activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

FRONTAL
A drapery that covers the front of an altar

8 letters

REGULATE
Check the emission of (sound)

NAVIGATE Howard
Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

INSTRUCT
Give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"

STRAIGHT
In keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

ONETOONE

ENGINEER
The operator of a railway locomotive

ORGANISE
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

ORGANIZE
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

VERBATIM
Using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

DIRECTLY
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

MANEUVER
An action aimed at evading an opponent

9 letters

MANOEUVER
Act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"

MANOEUVRE
An action aimed at evading an opponent

CALCULATE
Predict in advance

10 letters

CHANNELISE
Cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream"

CHANNELIZE
Cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream"

UNMEDIATED
Having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"

MASTERMIND
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

TOTHEPOINT

FORTHRIGHT
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

11 letters

ORCHESTRATE
Write an orchestra score for

15 letters

STRAIGHTFORWARD
Pointed directly ahead; "a straightforward gaze"

RIGHTTOTHEPOINT

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