The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DRUB , but the solution may also be WHUP which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
Beat the tar out of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DRUB | 67 % | 4 |
| WHUP | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beat the tar out of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pack a wallop
- beat into shape
- run roughshod over
- paint with the same brush
- knock into shape
- tar with the same stick
- vacuum up
- chafe at the bit
- do one's stuff
- get into shape
- march to a different beat
- bear a grudge
Crossword Answer definitions
DRUB noun- Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
- To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
- To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
- To forcefully teach something.
- To criticize harshly; to excoriate.
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 DRUB
- Thrash
- Defeat decisively
- Clobber with a stick
- Beat soundly
- Wipe the floor with
- Clobber
- Defeat handily
- Shellac
- Beat the tar out of
- Wallop but good