LAY DOWN THE LAW Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 49 solutions for 'LAY DOWN THE LAW' with 3 to 17 letters.
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The clue "Lay down the law" last appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on April 12, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "LEGISLATE", a 9-letter word.

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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 3 letters
RUN
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 4 letters
HEAD
4
LEAD
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RULE
4
LAY DOWN THE LAW with 5 letters
ORDER
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TWIST
5
LAY DOWN THE LAW with 6 letters
DIRECT
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GOVERN
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HANDLE
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HEAD UP
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LEAD ON
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MANAGE
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MASTER
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ORACLE
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 7 letters
CAPTAIN
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CARRY ON
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COMMAND
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CONDUCT
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DICTATE ⭐
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OFFICER
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PREVAIL
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SKIPPER
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 8 letters
BESTRIDE
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DOMINATE
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ENGINEER
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MANEUVER
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PROCLAIM
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REGULATE
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 9 letters
DOGMATIZE
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LEGISLATE ⭐
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ORACULATE
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PRESCRIBE
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 10 letters
MANIPULATE
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MASTERMIND
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 11 letters
PONTIFICATE
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PREDOMINATE
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QUARTERBACK
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TAKE COMMAND
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TAKE THE LEAD
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 12 letters
MAKE THE RULES
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PREPONDERATE
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RULE THE ROOST
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WEAR THE PANTS
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 14 letters
CALL THE SIGNALS
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PULL THE STRINGS
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READ THE RIOT ACT
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 15 letters
PLAY FIRST FIDDLE
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 16 letters
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
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LAY DOWN THE LAW with 17 letters
HAVE THE ASCENDANCY
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Top answers for LAY DOWN THE LAW crossword clue from newspapers

LEGISLATE
DICTATE

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Solution LEGISLATE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LEGISLATE is 9 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 49 solutions. The longest is HAVE THE ASCENDANCY with 17 letters, and the shortest is RUN with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

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