The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TWA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Defunct airline crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TWA | 84 % | 3 |
| EASTERN | 12 % | 7 |
| BOAC | 4 % | 4 |
Why may TWA be the right solution?
The answer "TWA" is the right solution because TWA, or Trans World Airlines, was a major airline that operated from 1930 to 2001 before it ceased operations.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defunct airline
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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 TWA
- Continental rival
- JFK customer
- Tull's Anderson
- US Air rival
- Airline monogram
- One time Hughes property
- Logo spotted at JFK
- Airline that went bankrupt in early 2001
- Major airline until 2001
- Erstwhile airline
More clues leading to the result EASTERN
- Oriental
- To the right?
- ___ European
- ___ Orthodox
- From the Orient
- Part of EST
- One of the U.S. time zones
- Hailing from the Orient
- Airline that folded in 1991
- From China, e.g.