The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ALT , but the solution may also be ACID which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
___-rock crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALT | 38 % | 3 |
| IAMA | 26 % | 4 |
| PUNK | 6 % | 4 |
| PROG | 6 % | 4 |
| ACID | 6 % | 4 |
| GLAM | 3 % | 4 |
| ASHARDASA | 3 % | 9 |
| YOU | 3 % | 3 |
| ARENA | 3 % | 5 |
| KID | 3 % | 3 |
| PLYMOUTH | 3 % | 8 |
Why may ACID be the right solution?
The term "acid rock" refers to a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and is characterized by distorted guitar sounds and lyrics that often deal with drug use and countercultural themes. Therefore, "ACID" is a fitting answer for the crossword clue "___ rock".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: ___-rock
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stone
- careen
- cradle
- rock candy
- tilt
- sway
- shake
- rock and roll
- rock music
- bedrock
- roche
- ore
Crossword Answer definitions
ALT noun- High pitch, of a voice or instrument; especially, the octave above the top line of the treble stave.
- A state of excitement, a heightened emotional condition.
- An alternate or secondary character.
- An alternate account.
- An alternative investment or alternative fund.
- Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly)
- Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
- Other; alternative.
- (of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
- Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
- Other; different from something else.
- Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
- Alternate, reciprocal.
- The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
- A vertical distance.
- The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
- The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.
- Height of rank or excellence; superiority.
- (in the plural) Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.
- Highest point or degree.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALT
- PC key
- Spacebar neighbor
- Supermodel Carol
- Cover girl, Carol
- Elev.
- Model Carol
- Computer key below z
- Height: abbr.
- High, in music
- High, musically
More clues leading to the result IAMA
- "__ Rock" ('66 song)
- "____ Fugitive From a Chain Gang"
- Simon and Garfunkel song "____ Rock"
- "___ Camera" (1955 movie)
- "___ Rock"
- "__ Fugitive From a Chain Gang"
- Popular Reddit section with Q&As
- "__ Rock" (Simon & Garfunkel)
- "__ Camera"
- "__ Rock" (Paul Simon song)
More clues leading to the result PUNK
- Roughneck
- Television genre
- Spike-haired sort
- Gang member, maybe
- Music to slam dance to
- Young hood
- Kind of rock
- Petty hoodlum
- Two-bit delinquent
- Hoodlum
More clues leading to the result PROG
- 60-Down's genre
- Genesis genre
- Genre known for concept albums
- Rush's forte
- Rush's genre
- "TV Guide" item
- Sophisticated rock genre, briefly
- TV-sect. listing
- ___ rock (music genre)
- Independent party: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result ACID
- Amino, boric, or citric
- Etcher's need
- Litmus reddener
- Nitric or sulfuric
- Bitter
- Etching fluid
- Kind of test
- Tangy
- Test type
- Word with rock or rain
More clues leading to the result GLAM
- Ziggy Stardust genre
- David Bowie genre
- Queen's style
- Sparks genre
- Doll (up)
- Gussy (up)
- Ziggy Stardust's style
- Drag queen's sine qua non
- Razzle-dazzle
- ___ rock (David Bowie's genre)
More clues leading to the result ASHARDASA
More clues leading to the result YOU
- Not me
- "___ Are My Sunshine"
- "___ must be kidding!"
- Last word of the golden rule
- AVCX subscriber, presumably
- See 40-Down
- Time's 2006 Person of the Year
- "___ wish!"
- "Yes, I'm looking at ___!"
- "___ again?!"
More clues leading to the result ARENA
- The Colosseum, e.g.
- Combat zone
- Fight site
- Gladiator's venue
- Hippodrome
- Hippodrome, e.g.
- Madison Square Garden
- Play grounds
- Pug's workplace
- Rock concert venue
More clues leading to the result KID
- "Muskrat Ramble" composer Ory
- "The Yellow ___"
- Josh
- Glove leather
- Pull one's leg
- Young goat
- Make fun of
- Joke
- Baby goat
- "Star Wars ___" (viral video)