The LA Times Daily Crossword crossword published on August 19, 2021 contains the clue "Shift gears". According to our crossword solution database, there are 78 possible answers. SEGUE (5 letters) is the frontrunner at 99% confidence. We've listed every potential solution below, ranked from most to least likely.
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78 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
SEGUE
Shift gears
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 19, 2021
99%
SEGUE
Shift gears
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2021
8%
PINIONS
Small gears
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2026
8%
PINIONS
Small gears
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2026
8%
PERCENT
Symbol produced by pressing shift+5
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 2, 2026
8%
PERCENT
Symbol produced by pressing shift+5
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
8%
RENAISSANCEFAIR
Event where one might work the knight shift?
(15)
Universal Crossword
Jan 4, 2026
8%
RENAISSANCEFAIR
Event where one might work the knight shift?
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
8%
PARTYDRESS
Night shift, perhaps?
(10)
Universal Crossword
Nov 16, 2025
8%
PARTYDRESS
Night shift, perhaps?
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
8%
OPENS
Works the first shift at a café, say
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 7, 2025
8%
OPENS
Works the first shift at a café, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
8%
VEER
Suddenly shift direction
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 21, 2025
8%
VEER
Suddenly shift direction
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2025
8%
REVERSEGEAR
R, on a stick shift
(11)
Universal Crossword
Sep 12, 2024
8%
REVERSEGEAR
R, on a stick shift
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2024
8%
MESH
Fit together, as gears
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 16, 2024
8%
MESH
Fit together, as gears
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2024
8%
NODOZ
Help for the overnight shift, maybe
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 8, 2024
8%
NODOZ
Help for the overnight shift, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2024
8%
GEAR
Stick shift selection
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 4, 2024
8%
GEAR
Stick shift selection
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2024
8%
DAY
__ shift
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 9, 2024
8%
DAY
__ shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 9, 2024
8%
MESHED
Engaged, as gears
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 28, 2023
8%
MESHED
Engaged, as gears
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2023
8%
TIDE
Sea level shift
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 5, 2023
8%
TIDE
Sea level shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2023
8%
IRKS
Grinds one's gears
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 19, 2023
8%
IRKS
Grinds one's gears
Universal Crossword · Aug 19, 2023
8%
NINETOFIVE
Hours for a typical day shift
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 9, 2023
8%
NINETOFIVE
Hours for a typical day shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2023
8%
PULLHITTERS
Batters who suffered from the shift
(11)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jun 6, 2023
8%
PULLHITTERS
Batters who suffered from the shift
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jun 6, 2023
8%
GAMECHANGER
Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 26, 2023
8%
GAMECHANGER
Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2023
8%
CHANGEOFHEART
Attitude shift, and the shift found in five letters in the answer to each starred clue
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 12, 2023
8%
CHANGEOFHEART
Attitude shift, and the shift found in five letters in the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2023
8%
HMM
Sound of gears turning?
(3)
Universal Crossword
Apr 2, 2023
8%
HMM
Sound of gears turning?
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2023
8%
OVERTIMEPAY
Benefit of working an extra shift, maybe
(11)
Universal Crossword
Mar 31, 2023
8%
OVERTIMEPAY
Benefit of working an extra shift, maybe
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2023
8%
ENTER
PC key above shift
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 15, 2023
8%
ENTER
PC key above shift
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2023
8%
TENSPEEDBICYCLE
Two-wheeler with numerous gears
(15)
Universal Crossword
Jan 9, 2023
8%
TENSPEEDBICYCLE
Two-wheeler with numerous gears
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2023
8%
DOPPLER
Physicist with a namesake “shift”
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Nov 14, 2022
8%
DOPPLER
Physicist with a namesake “shift”
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 14, 2022
8%
UPTURN
Positive shift
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 14, 2022
8%
UPTURN
Positive shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2022
8%
PERFORMER
Entertainer, or a three-part hint to the shift behind 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across
(9)
Universal Crossword
May 6, 2022
8%
PERFORMER
Entertainer, or a three-part hint to the shift behind 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across
Universal Crossword · May 6, 2022
8%
KEY
Word after "skeleton" or "shift"
(3)
Universal Crossword
Mar 13, 2022
8%
KEY
Word after "skeleton" or "shift"
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2022
8%
SEACHANGE
Dramatic shift ... or what's literally found in each set of circles?
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 18, 2021
8%
SEACHANGE
Dramatic shift ... or what's literally found in each set of circles?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2021
8%
SHIFTS
Changes gears
(6)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Feb 28, 2021
8%
SHIFTS
Changes gears
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 28, 2021
8%
FLOURYBYNIGHT
Like a baker who works the graveyard shift?
(13)
Universal Crossword
Jan 10, 2021
8%
FLOURYBYNIGHT
Like a baker who works the graveyard shift?
Universal Crossword · Jan 10, 2021
8%
ROWLATE
*Work the midnight shift on a galleon?
(7)
Universal Crossword
Sep 17, 2020
8%
ROWLATE
*Work the midnight shift on a galleon?
Universal Crossword · Sep 17, 2020
8%
APU
Toon shopkeeper who once worked a 96-hour shift
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 23, 2020
8%
APU
Toon shopkeeper who once worked a 96-hour shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2020
8%
CLOCKEDIN
Started one's work shift
(9)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Mar 11, 2019
8%
CLOCKEDIN
Started one's work shift
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 11, 2019
8%
DAYS
Common work shift
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 5, 2019
8%
DAYS
Common work shift
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2019
1%
TIRE
Makeshift swing
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 9, 2026
1%
TIRE
Makeshift swing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
1%
COIN
Makeshift screwdriver
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 26, 2026
1%
COIN
Makeshift screwdriver
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
1%
SOFA
Makeshift bed
(4)
Universal Crossword
Feb 13, 2026
1%
SOFA
Makeshift bed
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
ALLOVERTHEMAP
Full of jarring tonal shifts
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 13, 2025
1%
ALLOVERTHEMAP
Full of jarring tonal shifts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
1%
DISSONANCE
Jarring tonal shifts
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 13, 2025
1%
DISSONANCE
Jarring tonal shifts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
1%
MORPHED
Shape-shifted
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 30, 2025
1%
MORPHED
Shape-shifted
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
1%
AMOEBA
Unicellular shape-shifter
(6)
Universal Crossword
Aug 15, 2025
1%
AMOEBA
Unicellular shape-shifter
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2025
1%
JUG
Makeshift instrument
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 2, 2025
1%
JUG
Makeshift instrument
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2025
1%
WERE
Shape-shifting prefix
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 13, 2024
1%
WERE
Shape-shifting prefix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2024
1%
SHIV
Makeshift knife
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 28, 2024
1%
SHIV
Makeshift knife
Universal Crossword · May 28, 2024
1%
PEAS
Frozen veggies in a makeshift ice pack
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 26, 2024
1%
PEAS
Frozen veggies in a makeshift ice pack
Universal Crossword · May 26, 2024
1%
CRUDELY
In a makeshift way
(7)
Universal Crossword
Apr 25, 2024
1%
CRUDELY
In a makeshift way
Universal Crossword · Apr 25, 2024
1%
GRIP
Scenery shifter
(4)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jan 6, 2024
1%
GRIP
Scenery shifter
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 6, 2024
1%
IGOR
"Young Frankenstein" assistant with a shifting hump
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 7, 2023
1%
IGOR
"Young Frankenstein" assistant with a shifting hump
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2023
1%
BASTE
Make makeshift stitches
(5)
Universal Crossword
Oct 12, 2023
1%
BASTE
Make makeshift stitches
Universal Crossword · Oct 12, 2023
1%
KNOBS
Gearshift toppers
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 9, 2023
1%
KNOBS
Gearshift toppers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2023
1%
LEANTO
Makeshift shelter
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 31, 2023
1%
LEANTO
Makeshift shelter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2023
1%
MINDBLOWN
"My whole worldview just shifted"
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 10, 2023
1%
MINDBLOWN
"My whole worldview just shifted"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2023
1%
TRAYS
Makeshift sleds from a dining hall
(5)
Universal Crossword
May 14, 2023
1%
TRAYS
Makeshift sleds from a dining hall
Universal Crossword · May 14, 2023
1%
TRAY
Makeshift sled from a cafeteria
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 18, 2023
1%
TRAY
Makeshift sled from a cafeteria
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2023
1%
KNOB
Gearshift topper
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 12, 2023
1%
KNOB
Gearshift topper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2023
1%
LOKI
Shape-shifting Norse god
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 24, 2022
1%
LOKI
Shape-shifting Norse god
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2022
1%
PAINTCAN
Makeshift storage container for brushes
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 17, 2022
1%
PAINTCAN
Makeshift storage container for brushes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 17, 2022
1%
SAMTRAMMELL
He played a shape-shifter in "True Blood" (first letter + last 4)
(11)
Universal Crossword
May 9, 2022
1%
SAMTRAMMELL
He played a shape-shifter in "True Blood" (first letter + last 4)
Universal Crossword · May 9, 2022
1%
KEYCHANGES
Musical shifts
(10)
Universal Crossword
Mar 5, 2022
1%
KEYCHANGES
Musical shifts
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2022
1%
DRESSES
*Summer shifts?
(7)
Universal Crossword
Sep 22, 2021
1%
DRESSES
*Summer shifts?
Universal Crossword · Sep 22, 2021
1%
MORPHS
Shape-shifts
(6)
Universal Crossword
Sep 15, 2021
1%
MORPHS
Shape-shifts
Universal Crossword · Sep 15, 2021
1%
SHIVS
Makeshift blades
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 31, 2021
1%
SHIVS
Makeshift blades
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2021
1%
HUTS
Makeshift shelters
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 24, 2021
1%
HUTS
Makeshift shelters
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2021
1%
SANDS
They're constantly shifting, in a metaphor
(5)
Universal Crossword
Feb 15, 2021
1%
SANDS
They're constantly shifting, in a metaphor
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2021
1%
TECTONICS
Study of Earth's shifting crust
(9)
Universal Crossword
Jan 17, 2021
1%
TECTONICS
Study of Earth's shifting crust
Universal Crossword · Jan 17, 2021
1%
GEARS
They're shifted often in cities
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 18, 2020
1%
GEARS
They're shifted often in cities
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2020
1%
DOGEAR
Makeshift bookmark
(6)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Nov 17, 2020
1%
DOGEAR
Makeshift bookmark
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 17, 2020
1%
SHOEBOX
Makeshift storage
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Jul 15, 2020
1%
SHOEBOX
Makeshift storage
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 15, 2020
1%
IDLY
In a shiftless way
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 13, 2020
1%
IDLY
In a shiftless way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2020
1%
STAYSCOMPOSED
*What an unusual shape-shifter does?
(13)
Universal Crossword
Jul 13, 2020
1%
STAYSCOMPOSED
*What an unusual shape-shifter does?
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2020
1%
ITSNOTYOUITSME
Blame-shifting breakup line ... or a homophonic hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across
(14)
Universal Crossword
Jul 3, 2020
1%
ITSNOTYOUITSME
Blame-shifting breakup line ... or a homophonic hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across
Universal Crossword · Jul 3, 2020
1%
MANUALS
Cars with stick shifts
(7)
Universal Crossword
May 4, 2020
1%
MANUALS
Cars with stick shifts
Universal Crossword · May 4, 2020
1%
LEAN
With 27-Across, makeshift sheds
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Mar 15, 2020
1%
LEAN
With 27-Across, makeshift sheds
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 15, 2020
1%
WEREWOLVES
Human/canine shape-shifters
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 16, 2019
1%
WEREWOLVES
Human/canine shape-shifters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2019
1%
HOTDESK
Workstation shared by employees on different shifts
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 21, 2019
1%
HOTDESK
Workstation shared by employees on different shifts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2019
1%
AMOEBAE
Tiny shape-shifters
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 5, 2019
1%
AMOEBAE
Tiny shape-shifters
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2019
1%
ROPESWING
Makeshift branch hanger
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 14, 2018
1%
ROPESWING
Makeshift branch hanger
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2018
1%
AMOEBAS
Tiny shape-shifters
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 6, 2018
1%
AMOEBAS
Tiny shape-shifters
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Shift gears" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 78 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is SEGUE (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Shift gears"?
The best answer for "Shift gears" is SEGUE with 5 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Shift gears" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword.
It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on August 19, 2021.