The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROODS , but the solution may also be SPANS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Crosses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROODS | 53 % | 5 |
| SPANS | 17 % | 5 |
| EXES | 6 % | 4 |
| TRAVERSES | 6 % | 9 |
| MEETS | 6 % | 5 |
| INTERSECTS | 6 % | 10 |
| STEPSOVER | 3 % | 9 |
| BETRAYS | 3 % | 7 |
| TAUS | 3 % | 4 |
Why may SPANS be the right solution?
The word "crosses" can mean to go across or over something, which is similar to the meaning of "spans" as in to extend across a distance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Crosses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- foil
- crisscross
- intersect
- transverse
- transversal
- crosswise
- mark
- cut across
- hybridization
- get across
- thwartwise
- hybridisation
Crossword Answer definitions
ROODS noun- A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
- A measure of five and a half yards in length.
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 ROODS
- Crosses
- Some crosses
- Crucifixes
- Chancel crosses
- Land measures
- Quarter acres.
- Square measures.
- Crosses.
- Land measures.
- Measures of area
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 EXES
- Kisses, symbolically
- Former mates
- Former partners
- Marla and Ivana, e.g.
- Unpaired pair
- "The First Wives' Club" members
- People who might not get invited to the same parties
- They've split
- Former flames
- Past partners
More clues leading to the result TRAVERSES
More clues leading to the result MEETS
- Abuts
- Encounters
- Joins up with
- Track events
- Events where people get on track?
- Trysts
- Tack events
- Gets together
- Bumps into
- Wrestling affairs
More clues leading to the result INTERSECTS
More clues leading to the result STEPSOVER
More clues leading to the result BETRAYS
- Sells out
- Crosses
- Acts disloyally
- Reveals inadvertently.
- Emulates Judas
- Gives away, in a way
- Emulates Delilah
- Sells down the river
- Gives away
- Backstabs