The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LIDS , but the solution may also be COATS which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Covers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIDS | 57 % | 4 |
| COATS | 8 % | 5 |
| INCLUDES | 4 % | 8 |
| INSURES | 4 % | 7 |
| ALIBIS | 4 % | 6 |
| WRAPS | 3 % | 5 |
| SPANS | 3 % | 5 |
| LIESOVER | 3 % | 8 |
| SEESTO | 3 % | 6 |
| PLASTICWRAPS | 1 % | 12 |
| SHROUDS | 1 % | 7 |
| WOOLBLANKETS | 1 % | 12 |
| MANTLES | 1 % | 7 |
| ALBUMJACKETS | 1 % | 12 |
| HOODS | 1 % | 5 |
| ALIASES | 1 % | 7 |
| SAUCEPANLIDS | 1 % | 12 |
| BLANKETS | 1 % | 8 |
| VEILS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may COATS be the right solution?
The word "covers" is a clue that suggests the answer should be a synonym for "protects or conceals." "Coats" fits this description as it can both cover and protect something, such as a coat covering a person or an object.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Covers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shroud
- enshroud
- wrap up
- blanket
- screening
- cover up
- screen
- masking
- track
- hatch
- overlay
- encompass
Crossword Answer definitions
LIDS noun- A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
- The top or cover of a container.
- A cap or hat.
- One ounce of cannabis.
- A bodyboard or bodyboarder.
- A motorcyclist's crash helmet.
- In amateur radio, an incompetent operator.
- A hermetically sealed top piece on a microchip such as the integrated heat spreader on a CPU.
- A restraint or control, as when "putting a lid" on something.
- To put a lid on (something).
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 LIDS
- Jar toppers
- Eye covers
- Hats
- Oft-flipped items?
- Tupperware tops
- Canning supply
- Flipped items
- Shuteye shutters
- Tops
- Flipped items?
More clues leading to the result COATS
- Reefers, e.g.
- Painter's phases
- They're often checked
- Articles on a rack
- Winter wear
- Latex applications
- Layers of varnish
- Brushed-on layers
- Parkas
- Covers completely
More clues leading to the result INCLUDES
More clues leading to the result INSURES
- Covers, as a car
- Gets coverage for
- Guarantees
- Takes out a policy.
- Underwrites
- Covers, in a way
- Covers
- Provides coverage for
- Issues a policy
More clues leading to the result ALIBIS
- Cover-ups
- Cover stories
- Excuses
- Makes excuses
- Detectives check them
- Crime stories?
- Out lines?
- Out providers
- Legal outs
- Exonerates, in a way
More clues leading to the result WRAPS
- Burritos' cousins
- Rolled sandwiches
- Some sandwiches
- Enfolds
- Prepares for a birthday party, say
- Bundles up
- What secrets are kept under
- Makes presents presentable
- Trendy sandwiches
- Cover-ups
More clues leading to the result SPANS
- Bridges
- Reaches over
- Wings' measures
- Goes over
- Reaches across
- Runs across
- Goes across
- Bridge sections
- Straddles
- Traverses
More clues leading to the result LIESOVER
More clues leading to the result SEESTO
- Takes care of
- Looks after
- Handles
- Cares for
- Follows through with
- Handles easily
- Deals with
- Is responsible for
- Makes happen
- Attends
More clues leading to the result PLASTICWRAPS
More clues leading to the result SHROUDS
- Covers
- Covers up
- Hides from view
- Supports for ships' masts.
- Nautical ropes.
- Veils in mystery
- Conceals
- Covers or hides
More clues leading to the result WOOLBLANKETS
More clues leading to the result MANTLES
- Cloaks
- Loose cloaks
- Items from the gaslight era.
- Cloaks.
- Covers
- Symbols of authority
- Sleeveless coats
- Shelves over fireplaces
- Lantern parts
- Coverings, as of dust or snow
More clues leading to the result ALBUMJACKETS
More clues leading to the result HOODS
- Thugs
- Toughs, as it were
- Head coverings
- Gang members
- Grill covers
- Brit's "bonnets"
- Parka parts
- Gangsters
- Al Capone's mob
- They're raised by mechanics
More clues leading to the result ALIASES
- False names
- Criminals usually have a few
- Swindler's array
- They're assumed to be fake
- Faux handles
- ID covers
- Rap-sheet data
- Handles for ones not wanting to be picked up
- Assumed names
- Names on false passports