The Clue
Owns up to (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ADMITS
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Notes
The answer ADMITS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Confesses
Lets in
Lets on
Makes a member
Owns up
Fesses up
Permits to pass
Doesn't turn away
Shows honesty, in a way
Definition
ADMIT as a verb:
1. (admit, acknowledge) = declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
2. (admit, allow in, let in, intromit) = allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
3. (admit, let in, include) = allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
4. (accept, admit, take, take on) = admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
5. (admit, allow) = afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
6. give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
7. (accommodate, hold, admit) = have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
8. serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"