Makes do for a while? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Makes do for a while? featured in New York Times puzzle on January 16, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PERMS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERMS Makes do for a while? (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
9% COPE Make do (4) The Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
8% SLUR Talk while drunk (4)
8% ATIT "While you're ___ ..." (4) Universal Jan 14, 2026
8% AGO "Well, that happened a while ___..." (3)
8% THROWACURVE Surprise while questioning (11) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
8% BASTE Moisten while roasting (5) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
8% LENGTHY Taking quite a while (7) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
8% ARANS While ploughing (nom.) (5) The Times O Tempora Jan 3, 2026
8% ELSE "Do this, or ____!" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 25, 2025

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