Adjustment of direction that may lead to source (8,6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Adjustment of direction that may lead to source (8,6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 9, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHANGING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHANGING Adjustment of direction that may lead to source (8,6) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
7% ADAPT Adjust (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 13, 2025
6% AHEAD In the lead (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
6% ROUTES Directs, as cargo (6) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
6% ORIGIN Source (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 1, 2025
6% EXAMPLE Lead by __ (7) LA Times Daily Aug 31, 2025
6% REKEY Adjust, as a lock (5) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2025
6% TURN Change of direction (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 29, 2025
6% SETAT Adjust to, as a thermostat (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
6% ALTER Adjust or change (5)

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