Widen
Crossword Clue & Answers

16 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Easy Crossword

We found 11 answers for the crossword clue 'Widen', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Widen a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Widen as an answer itself some 69 times.

Widen is a single word clue made up of 5 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Easy Crossword' on Monday, 13 September 2021 with the answer being BROADEN, we also found BROADEN to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 13 Sep 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 3 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 16 Jun 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 15 Mar 2021
• The Mirror Quick - 16 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 20 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 5 Nov 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 29 Oct 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 17 Oct 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 15 Sep 2020

Definitions and usage

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• Become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
• Make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
• Make wider; "widen the road"
• Extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

Anagrams

We found 4 anagrams for the word 'Widen'.

• dwine
• Edwin King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
• Wendi
• wined

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

REAM
A large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"

5 Letters

EDWIN
King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)

FLARE
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

6 Letters

DILATE
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

EXPAND
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

EXTEND
Continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"

LETOUT
Bring out of a specific state

SPREAD
Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

7 Letters

BROADEN
Become broader; "The road broadened"

ENLARGE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

STRETCH
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"