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

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

This is the entire 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 Irish Independent, The Mirror, The Guardian, the LA Times, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday.com, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and the Universal.

'only' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire 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 Irish Independent, The Mirror, The Guardian, the LA Times, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday.com, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and the Universal.

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

This is the entire 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 LA Times and The Sun.

'only' is the definition.
(I know that only can be written as solely)

This is all the 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 LA Times and The Sun.

'only' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the 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 LA Times and The Sun.

Only (4)