The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INTERPRET
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More clues leading to the result INTERPRET
- Pen triter works to read
- Previously grave and quiet soak to open up
- Bury hamster, say, across river — and explain
- Gloss is an essential component for painter, prettifying
- Explain playwright dropping intro? About time
- Print three forms – not hard to understand
- Revamped teleprinter, ignoring the French, to decode
- Entomb priest with alien? Explain!
- Translate bit of poetry engraved inside fashionable ring
- Read print, tree having been destroyed?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "explain" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case explain = interpret.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does INTERPRET mean?
INTERPRET verb- To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
- To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation
- To act as an interpreter.
- To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance.