Only - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'only' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lone that I've seen before include "Unaccompanied" , "The ... Ranger, fictional masked cowboy" , "He likes to operate by himself" , "Solitary, without companions" , "Solitary or single" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Mirror, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Irish Independent, the Newsday.com, The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Universal and The Guardian.

'only' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Lake, pond (poetic)" , "Pure; lake" , "Simply, nothing more than" , "Just an English lake" , "Pond - pure and simple" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Mirror, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Irish Independent, the Newsday.com, The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Universal and The Guardian.

'only' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sole that I've seen before include "Flatfish; exclusive" , "fish in the sea!" , "Just one - fish" , "Lone; part of foot" , "Dover - -" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Mirror, the LA Times, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Irish Independent, the Newsday.com, The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Universal and The Guardian.

'only' is the definition.
(merely can mean only or simply)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for merely that I've seen before include "'Only, and nothing more (6)'" , "Simply - only" , "Just one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun and the LA Times.

'only' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for solely that I've seen before include "Exclusively, only" , "alone" , "Singly" , "Singularly" , "nowhere else?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun and the LA Times.

'only' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for purely that I've seen before include "Wholly, unconditionally" , "Simply and solely" , "Entirely; chastely" , "Strictly, solely" , "Simply; utterly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Sun and the LA Times.

'only' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for exclusively that I've seen is " So as to be available for a few".)

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