The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHEER , but the solution may also be TOTAL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Complete and utter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHEER | 50 % | 5 |
| TOTAL | 50 % | 5 |
Why may TOTAL be the right solution?
"Complete and utter" is a phrase often used to emphasize the entirety of something. "Total" means complete and absolute, making it a suitable answer for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Complete and utter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- total
- absolute
- sheer
- dyed-in-the-wool
- collapse
- dead
- despair
- checkmate
- totaled
- totalled
- unrelieved
- absoluteness
Crossword Answer definitions
SHEER noun- A sheer curtain or fabric.
- Very thin or transparent.
- Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
- (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
- Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
- Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
- Clean; quite; at once.
- The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
- An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
- To swerve from a course.
- To shear.
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 SHEER
- Fine, and transparent
- Like some hosiery
- Like some lingerie
- See-through
- Like some drops
- Like some pantyhose
- Downright
- Nearly vertical
- Like some hose
- Transparent