If “Burden” has you stuck, these answer options reflect what was used successfully in other puzzles with nearly the same clue, offering a proven path forward as you work through the grid.
Possible Answers:
- ONUS
- YOKE
- TAX
- LOAD
- OPPRESS
- WEIGHT
- ENCUMBER
- TOTE
- LUMBER
- IMPOSITION
- LADE
- SADDLE
- ENCUMBRANCE
Synonyms and Definitions
ONUS
- Synonyms: encumbrance, incumbrance, load
YOKE
- Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, coupling, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, link, pair, span, twain, twosome
TAX
- Synonyms: assess, revenue enhancement, task, taxation
LOAD
- Synonyms: adulterate, cargo, charge, consignment, debase, dilute, freight, lade, laden, lading, load up, loading, lode, onus, payload, shipment, stretch, warhead
OPPRESS
- Synonyms: crush, persecute, suppress
WEIGHT
- Synonyms: angle, burthen, exercising weight, free weight, slant, system of weights, weight down, weight unit, weightiness, weighting
ENCUMBER
- Synonyms: constrain, cumber, restrain
TOTE
- Synonyms: carryall, holdall, lug, tote bag, tug
LUMBER
- Synonyms: baseball bat, log, pound, timber
IMPOSITION
- Synonyms: infliction
LADE
- Synonyms: ladle
SADDLE
- Synonyms: bicycle seat, saddleback
ENCUMBRANCE
- Synonyms: hinderance, hindrance, hitch, interference, preventative, preventive
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- ONUS also appears as an answer in Portent crossword clue 4, 6, 7 and 9 letters.