Accept a lesser option Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The New Yorker · 2026-10-20

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(noun)

  1. a long wooden bench with a back

(verb)

  1. come as if by falling
  2. take up residence and become established
  3. form a community
  4. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
  5. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
  6. establish or develop as a residence
  7. become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  8. bring to an end; settle conclusively
  9. settle conclusively; come to terms
  10. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
  11. come to terms
  12. accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
  13. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
  14. arrange or fix in the desired order
  15. fix firmly
  16. sink down or precipitate
  17. cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
  18. become clear by the sinking of particles
  19. come to rest
  20. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
  21. go under
  22. dispose of; make a financial settlement

(verb)

  1. tolerate or accommodate oneself to
  2. consider or hold as true
  3. be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
  4. react favorably to; consider right and proper
  5. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  6. make use of or accept for some purpose
  7. receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
  8. receive willingly something given or offered
  9. admit into a group or community
  10. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  11. be designed to hold or take

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 6 letters
    SETTLE

    Accept a lesser option (6)

    The New Yorker · Oct 20, 2026

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