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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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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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