The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEFINITE , but the solution may also be DISTINCT which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Clear-cut crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFINITE | 27 % | 8 |
| DECIDED | 27 % | 7 |
| DISTINCT | 18 % | 8 |
| BLACKANDWHITE | 9 % | 13 |
| HEW | 9 % | 3 |
| AXED | 9 % | 4 |
Why may DISTINCT be the right solution?
The word "distinct" means clear-cut or easily distinguishable. In this context, "clear-cut" is a synonym for "distinct," making it the correct answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clear-cut
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clear
- distinct
- clean-cut
- trenchant
- cleared
- crystal-clear
- clearcut
- lucid
- well-defined
- apparent
- transparent
- manifest
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFINITE noun- (grammar) A word or phrase that designates a specified or identified person or entity.
- Anything that is defined or determined.
- Having distinct limits.
- Free from any doubt.
- Determined; resolved; decided.
- Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things
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 DEFINITE
- Indisputable
- Clear-cut
- Not vague
- Clearly determined
- Unquestionable
- Sharply outlined.
- Fixed.
- Unqualified.
- Certain
- Fixed
More clues leading to the result DECIDED
- Ended the debate, in a way
- Reached a judicial conclusion
- Resolute
- Ruled
- Unquestionable
- No longer debatable
- Certain
- Determined.
- Clear-cut.
- Settled.
More clues leading to the result DISTINCT
More clues leading to the result BLACKANDWHITE
- Hugo sways Byron with plain talk
- Actress Karen married to singer Barry?
- First part of a riddle, following "What is ...?"
- Uncompromising
- They produce shades of gray
- Clear-cut
- Old TV
- Like zebra crossings
- Like 17-Across
- Descriptive of 10 answers in this puzzle
More clues leading to the result HEW
- Take an ax to
- Axe a tree
- Fell
- Onetime Cabinet dept.
- Shape with an axe
- Cut off
- Cut with an axe
- Fell by chopping
- Chop down
- Chop off