The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OUTDO , but the solution may also be BLOT OUT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Eclipse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OUTDO | 15 % | 5 |
| TOP | 10 % | 3 |
| OVERSHADOW | 10 % | 10 |
| OUTCLASS | 5 % | 8 |
| BLOTOUT | 5 % | 7 |
| OUTSHINE | 5 % | 8 |
| EXCEL | 5 % | 5 |
| SOLAR | 5 % | 5 |
| BEST | 5 % | 4 |
| TRANSCEND | 5 % | 9 |
| BLOT | 5 % | 4 |
| BLOT OUT | 5 % | 8 |
| OUTRIVAL | 5 % | 8 |
| OBSCURE | 5 % | 7 |
| SURPASS | 5 % | 7 |
| UPSE | 5 % | 4 |
Why may BLOT-OUT be the right solution?
The answer "BLOT OUT" is the right solution because an eclipse refers to the obscuring or covering of one celestial body by another. "BLOT OUT" means to completely cover or obscure something, making it a fitting answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Eclipse
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- overshadow
- occult
- moon
- sun
- org
- supersede
- outweigh
- surpass
- obscure
- trump
- zenith
- equinox
Crossword Answer definitions
OUTDO verb- To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
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 OUTDO
- Achieve a personal best
- Surpass
- Top
- Be a cut above
- Exceed expectations
- One-up
- Trump
- Beat
- Go one better than
- Show up
More clues leading to the result TOP
- "__ Hat" (Berlin musical)
- "__ o' the mornin'"
- Crowning point
- Dreidel e.g.
- Inning half
- Surpass
- Exceed
- Foremost
- Spinning toy
- Beyonce's "Love on ___"
More clues leading to the result OVERSHADOW
- Eclipse
- Dwarf by comparison
- Obscure.
- Make less significant by comparison
- Outdo in importance
- Dwarf
- Outshine
More clues leading to the result OUTCLASS
- Completely surpass
- Make look amateurish
- Blow away in competition
- Be superior to
- Surpass in excellence
- Exceed in skill.
- Surpass in quality
- Far surpass
- Surpass exceedingly in excellence
- Be far better than
More clues leading to the result BLOTOUT
- Eclipse, as the sun
- Obscure from view, as in an eclipse
- Eclipse
- Obscure
- Cover from view
- Obliterate from memory
More clues leading to the result OUTSHINE
More clues leading to the result EXCEL
- Spreadsheet program
- MS' spreadsheet program
- Word go-with
- Office element
- Shine
- Do very well
- Microsoft product sounded really big? (5)
- Office application
- Office suite section
- Office worker?
More clues leading to the result SOLAR
- __ plexus
- Kind of energy
- Clean power
- Renewable energy option, for a few billion more years anyway
- Clean kind of energy
- Clean energy
- Empyreal
- Power from above?
- Renewable resource
- Sunny?
More clues leading to the result BEST
- Old-time actress Edna
- Tops
- Defeat
- Optimal
- Nonpareil
- A+
- Top-level
- Highest-quality
- Oscar-night word
- Cheers alternative
More clues leading to the result TRANSCEND
More clues leading to the result BLOT
- Smudge
- Stain
- Use a paper towel
- Rorschach pattern
- Splotch
- Rorschach unit
- Inkjet snafu
- Dab dry
- Stain or disgrace
- Rorschach image
More clues leading to the result BLOT OUT
More clues leading to the result OUTRIVAL
More clues leading to the result OBSCURE
- Ambiguous
- Not well-known
- Far from the spotlight
- Not clear
- Little known.
- Cryptic.
- Hidden.
- Ambiguous.
- Dim.
- Recondite