The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OPS , but the solution may also be ICE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Black ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | 37 % | 3 |
| WIDOW | 8 % | 5 |
| ANGUS | 8 % | 5 |
| MARIA | 6 % | 5 |
| MAMBA | 4 % | 5 |
| SEA | 4 % | 3 |
| ASINK | 4 % | 5 |
| MAGIC | 4 % | 5 |
| MUSLIM | 2 % | 6 |
| CAT | 2 % | 3 |
| ASTAR | 2 % | 5 |
| BEAR | 2 % | 4 |
| TIE | 2 % | 3 |
| BILE | 2 % | 4 |
| SABBATH | 2 % | 7 |
| ASPITCH | 2 % | 7 |
| CATS | 2 % | 4 |
| SHEEP | 2 % | 5 |
| ASCOAL | 2 % | 6 |
| ICE | 2 % | 3 |
Why may OPS be the right solution?
"Black Ops" is a term commonly used to refer to covert or secret military operations. In this crossword clue, "Black ___" is likely hinting at the second word of this term, which is "Ops."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Black ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- bleak
- calamitous
- disastrous
- grim
- dirty
- soiled
- unclean
- dark
- hopeless
- sinister
Crossword Answer definitions
OPS noun- An operation.
- An amateur radio operator.
- An operator on IRC, who can moderate the chat channel, ban users, etc.
- Op art; a style of abstract art.
- To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.
- Operations
- (IRC) operator status
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 OPS
- Photo ___
- Photo __ (camera sessions)
- Photo-___
- Saturn's spouse
- Special ___
- Special ___ (super-secret military unit)
- Stat considered more useful than batting average
- Word after special or photo
- Wife of Saturn
- "Black" 1-Across doings
More clues leading to the result WIDOW
- Black ___ spider
- "Black __" (Debra Winger film)
- She'll get what's coming to her
- Certain survivor
- Typographical runover
- Orphan's kin, in typesetting
- WWII telegram recipient, maybe
- "Merry ___ Waltz"
- Word after golf or football
- Golfer's wife?
More clues leading to the result ANGUS
- ___ Beef
- Cattle breed
- Cattle breed often used for beef
- Beef-cattle breed
- Popular cattle breed
- Black ___ (cattle breed)
- Black cattle breed
- Black Scottish cattle
- Black beef cattle
- Burger beef
More clues leading to the result MARIA
- "West Side Story" song
- Ballad in "West Side Story"
- Soprano Callas
- Educator Montessori
- West Side Story heroine
- West Side Story song
- Tony's musical love
- Sharapova of tennis
- With 62-Across, pop song of 1932
- Arnold's estranged wife
More clues leading to the result MAMBA
- Lethal tree snake
- Venomous snake
- Black ___ (Kobe Bryant)
- African tree snake
- Cobra's cousin
- Venomous tree snake
- Asp's big brother
- Deadly African snake
- Venomous black snake
- Venomous African tree snake
More clues leading to the result SEA
- "___ of Love" (Pacino film)
- Bering or Beaufort
- Doddering
- Multitude
- Neptune's domain
- Poseidon's realm
- Ray's residence
- Red or Coral
- Shipping choice
- Word before horse or cow
More clues leading to the result ASINK
More clues leading to the result MAGIC
- Florida five
- Basketball great Johnson
- Prestidigitation, e.g.
- Word preceding bullet or square
- Blackstone's craft
- Penn and Teller's specialty
- Wand-waving result
- Harry Potter's study
- Potter's power
- David Blaine's skill
More clues leading to the result MUSLIM
- Eid celebrator
- Five Pillars adherent
- Like most Bangladeshis, religion-wise
- Worshipper of Allah
- Mecca visitor
- Pilgrim to Mecca
- Allah worshipper
- Mosque visitor
- Muhammad Ali, for one
- Mecca pilgrim
More clues leading to the result CAT
- Garfield
- Garfield, e.g.
- Meower
- Mousetrap?
- Rum Tum Tugger or Grizabella
- Youtube star, frequently
- Popular pet
- Ailurophobe's dread
- "___ Scratch Fever" (1977 Ted Nugent hit)
- Burmese, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ASTAR
- "Man Without __" (Kirk Douglas oater)
- "When You Wish Upon __"
- "___ Is Born"
- Sirius, e.g.
- ___ Is Born
- Altair or Sirius
- "__ Is Born"
- "When You Wish Upon __ ... "
- "When You Wish Upon ___"
- "When you wish upon ___..."
More clues leading to the result BEAR
- Stomach
- Yogi or Boo Boo
- Stand
- Yogi or Boo-Boo
- Big reason not to leave your food out at a campsite
- Corduroy, e.g.
- Temple neighbor (or ... caniform with extremely acute smell)
- Black ___ (student athlete living in 50-Down)
- Care ___
- Cornell's unofficial mascot
More clues leading to the result TIE
- Cause of overtime
- One to one, e.g.
- Overtime cause
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Sudden-death causer
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- 17-17, e.g.
- Affiliation
- All even
- Ascot, essentially
More clues leading to the result BILE
- Digestive juice
- Liver product
- Rotten temper
- Liver secretion
- Digestive fluid
- Ill will
- Pure spite
- Irascibility
- Peevishness
- Ill temper
More clues leading to the result SABBATH
- Day off
- Holy day
- Day of rest
- Black ___
- Day of worship.
- Day of rest.
- Holy day.
- Certain day
- Fourth Commandment subject
- Subject of Exodus 20:10
More clues leading to the result ASPITCH
More clues leading to the result CATS
- Garfield and Arlene
- Garfield and Nermal
- Hipsters
- Jazz players
- Long running musical
- "Jellicle Ball" musical
- Felix and Garfield
- Long-running Broadway show
- Musical based on Eliot poems
- Pussies
More clues leading to the result SHEEP
- Rams and lambs
- Mindless followers
- Meek types
- Tractable followers
- Border collie's charges
- Ruminants
- Animals on Jesus' right hand, in parable
- Conformists, figuratively
- They might be counted at night
- Docile followers