Solvers have encountered “Stage” before, and these answers represent what typically fits. Each option is based on puzzle completions that used identical or nearly identical clue phrasing.
Answers:
- LEVEL
- LEG
- PHASE
- STEP
- PLATFORM
- DEGREE
- THEATRE
- PUTON
- ERA
- DAIS
- GRADE
Synonyms and Definitions
LEVEL
- Synonyms: charge, degree, dismantle, even, even out, flat, floor, flush, grade, horizontal surface, layer, level off, plane, point, pull down, rase, raze, spirit level, storey, story, stratum, take down, tear down, tied, tier, unwavering
LEG
- Synonyms: branch, peg, pegleg, ramification, wooden leg
PHASE
- Synonyms: form, phase angle
STEP
- Synonyms: abuse, dance step, footfall, footmark, footprint, footstep, gradation, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, measure, mistreat, pace, stair, stones throw, stride, tone, tread, whole step, whole tone
PLATFORM
- Synonyms: chopine, political platform, political program, program, weapons platform
DEGREE
- Synonyms: academic degree, arcdegree, level
THEATRE
- Synonyms: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, field, field of operations, house, theater, theater of operations, theatre of operations
ERA
- Synonyms: earned run average, epoch, geological era
DAIS
- Synonyms: ambo, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump
GRADE
- Synonyms: class, course, grad, ground level, mark, order, place, range, rank, rate, score