The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OVERLIE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Blanket crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OVERLIE | 26 % | 7 |
| GENERAL | 15 % | 7 |
| SMOTHER | 11 % | 7 |
| LAPROBE | 7 % | 7 |
| COVER | 7 % | 5 |
| OVERALL | 7 % | 7 |
| RUG | 7 % | 3 |
| LIEACROSS | 7 % | 9 |
| LIEOVER | 4 % | 7 |
| SERAPE | 4 % | 6 |
| ENROBE | 4 % | 6 |
Why may OVERLIE be the right solution?
The answer "OVERLIE" fits the clue "Blanket" because it means to cover or spread over something, just like a blanket does.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blanket
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cover
- mantle
- wide
- broad
- all-inclusive
- comprehensive
- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- panoptic
- encompassing
- quilt
Crossword Answer definitions
OVERLIE verb- To lie over or upon
- To suffocate by lying upon
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 OVERLIE
- Be situated above
- Rest on top of
- Cover
- Blanket
- Fall atop
- Cover.
- Superimpose.
- Rest upon.
- Rest upon
- Be situated atop
More clues leading to the result GENERAL
- Washington, for one
- With 40-Across, phrase on a ticket
- Unlimited
- Tom Thumb's title
- Army rank
- Type of store
- Non-specific
- Widespread
- Prevailing
- Kind of description
More clues leading to the result SMOTHER
- Cover thickly
- Top thickly
- Pay way too much attention to
- Put out a fire, one way
- Overwhelm
- Cover thickly, as with onions
- Cover completely
- Extinguish, as coals
- Cover thickly, as with mushrooms
- Suffocate
More clues leading to the result LAPROBE
- Leg warmer
- Carriage passenger's warmer
- Type of blanket
- Blanket.
- Car accessory.
- Accessory for a sleigh ride.
- Winter buggy need
- Limousine accessory
- Traveler's warmer
- Hansom cab accessory
More clues leading to the result COVER
- Coveted spot on Time
- Alibi
- Coveted spot on "Time"
- Shelter from the storm
- Old song done anew
- Song played that isn't the original
- Spy's guise
- Spy's disguise
- ____girl: model
- Hide from view
More clues leading to the result OVERALL
- Including everything
- Generally
- Comprehensive
- On the whole
- For the most part
- By and large
- Considering everything
- From one end to the other
- From one extreme to the other
- In sum
More clues leading to the result RUG
- Floor or head cover
- Head or floor covering
- Bearskin, e.g.
- It may be cut at a dance
- Dancer's cut it
- Floor decor
- "That ___ really tied the room together!": The Dude
- Maybe underfoot
- Combover alternative
- It really fills out a room
More clues leading to the result LIEACROSS
More clues leading to the result LIEOVER
- Await attention
- Be tabled
- Be postponed
- Be postponed for later attention
- Stretch across
- Be deferred to the future.
- Await disposal
- Await future action
- Completely cover
- Blanket
More clues leading to the result SERAPE
- Colorful shawl
- Mariachi wear
- Fringed shawl
- Colorful blanket
- Oaxaca wear
- Poncho
- Siesta shawl
- Siesta cover
- Siesta coverlet
- Siesta blanket