The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VERGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Cusp crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VERGE | 31 % | 5 |
| EDGE | 31 % | 4 |
| APEX | 23 % | 4 |
| EVE | 15 % | 3 |
Why may VERGE be the right solution?
The word "cusp" refers to a point of transition or a turning point. "Verge" also means a point at which something is about to happen or a boundary. Both words convey the idea of being on the edge or brink of something, making "verge" the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cusp
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leaflet
- bangs
- fringe
- threshold
- corner
- vertex
- brink
- cross-section
- edge
- height
- peak
- pinnacle
Crossword Answer definitions
VERGE noun- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- An edge or border.
- The phallus.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof.
- The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
- To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
- To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.
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 VERGE
- Brink
- Extreme edge
- "Women on the ___ of a Nervous Breakdown"
- Margin
- Threshold
- Border
- Brink or border
- Shoulder, in Britain
- "Women on the ___ of a Nervous Breakdown" (1988 comedy)
- On the ___ of (approaching)
More clues leading to the result EDGE
- "The ___ of Night"
- "The ____ Of Night"
- "The ____ of Night" (TV soap)
- Advantage
- Boundary line
- Brink
- Creep
- Favorable advantage
- Keenness
- Word in a Maugham title