In a suitable way
The crossword clue "In a suitable way" is answered by APTLY, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
APTLY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the APTLY answer page.
Used 13 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- FITLY (4 uses in xd)
- PROPERLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for APTLY
Every other clue in this collection answered by APTLY, most used first.
- In a fitting way - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- In a fitting manner - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Fittingly - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- In a proper way - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- In a suitable manner - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- As is fitting - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- In an appropriate way - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Well - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In any way - ATALL, used 185 times
- Way to go - ROUTE, used 139 times
- Out of the way - ASIDE, used 138 times
- "In what way?" - HOWSO, used 66 times
- Not suitable - INAPT, used 65 times
- One way to read - ALOUD, used 57 times
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