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 |
| SEESTO | 3 % | 6 |
| WRAPS | 3 % | 5 |
| SPANS | 3 % | 5 |
| LIESOVER | 3 % | 8 |
| MANTLES | 1 % | 7 |
| WOOLBLANKETS | 1 % | 12 |
| HOODS | 1 % | 5 |
| ALIASES | 1 % | 7 |
| ALBUMJACKETS | 1 % | 12 |
| BLANKETS | 1 % | 8 |
| SAUCEPANLIDS | 1 % | 12 |
| VEILS | 1 % | 5 |
| PLASTICWRAPS | 1 % | 12 |
| SHROUDS | 1 % | 7 |
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 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 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 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 WOOLBLANKETS
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
More clues leading to the result ALBUMJACKETS
More clues leading to the result BLANKETS
More clues leading to the result SAUCEPANLIDS
More clues leading to the result VEILS
- Disguises
- Salome's septet
- Salome danced with them
- Camouflages
- Head coverings
- Obscures
- Bridal cover-ups
- Wedding cover-ups
- Dance of the seven ___
- Salome's seven