Show respect, in a way

The answer

KNEEL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the KNEEL answer page.

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 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.

• RISE (3 uses in xd)
• CURTSY (2 uses in xd)
• BOW (1 uses in xd)
• BOWDOWN (1 uses in xd)
• STANDUP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for KNEEL

Every other clue in this collection answered by KNEEL, most used first.

• Prepare to propose - used 90 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare to be knighted - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare to pray - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Genuflect - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Use a prie-dieu - used 21 times, most recently in 2009
• Prepare to propose, perhaps - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Prepare to be dubbed - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare for prayer - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Prepare for a dubbing - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Prepare to pop the question - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Show obeisance - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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
• Street show - RAREE, used 110 times
• Variety show - REVUE, used 107 times
• Game show host - EMCEE, used 70 times

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