Merest hint Crossword Clue

Last seen in: Newsday · 2026-10-23

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Merest hint featured in Newsday puzzle on 2026-10-23. We have found 1 possible answer for this clue in our database. The most recently added answer is ready to reveal and has a length of 5 letters. Reveal the answer below when you are ready to check it.

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Clue & Answer Meanings

(noun)

  1. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
  2. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  3. an indication that something has been present
  4. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
  5. a suggestion of some quality
  6. a just detectable amount

(verb)

  1. read with difficulty
  2. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  3. make a mark or lines on a surface
  4. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
  5. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
  6. pursue or chase relentlessly
  7. to go back over again
  8. discover traces of

(noun)

  1. an indication of potential opportunity
  2. a slight indication
  3. an indirect suggestion
  4. a just detectable amount
  5. a slight but appreciable amount

(verb)

  1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 5 letters
    TRACE

    Merest hint (5)

    Newsday · Oct 23, 2026

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