The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOVELLA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2011.
"Billy Budd," eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOVELLA | 22 % | 7 |
| TAR | 22 % | 3 |
| NOVELETTE | 22 % | 9 |
| OPERA | 22 % | 5 |
| SALT | 11 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Billy Budd," eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- novella
- opera
- tar
- novelette
- melville
- britten
- ustinov
- vere
- beer
- ted
- aftertaste
- air
Crossword Answer definitions
NOVELLA noun- A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
- A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
- A novelty; something new.
- A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
- A short novel or long short story.
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 NOVELLA
- Form of fiction
- Short book
- Long story made short?
- "Heart of Darkness," for one
- Short story's big brother
- Welty's "The Optimist's Daughter," e.g.
- Long short story
- "Animal Farm," for one
- King's "The Library Policeman," e.g.
- "Billy Budd," for one
More clues leading to the result TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result NOVELETTE
- "Billy Budd," e.g.
- Agee's "The Morning Watch,"
- "Billy Budd," for one
- Short story
- Short read
- Short romance.
- Magazine feature.
- Literary form.
- Short work.
- Long short story
More clues leading to the result OPERA
- "Falstaff," e.g.
- "Boris Godunov," for one
- "Lulu" or "Norma"
- A Mozart work
- Horse __ (western)
- Mozart work
- Musical art form
- Musical drama
- "Amahl and the Night Visitors," for one
- "Falstaff"