The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NIP , but the solution may also be BEAT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Edge out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NIP | 50 % | 3 |
| BEAT | 25 % | 4 |
| NOSE | 25 % | 4 |
Why may BEAT be the right solution?
The phrase "edge out" means to narrowly defeat or surpass someone or something, which is synonymous with the word "beat."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Edge out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beat out
- edge
- win by a nose
- squeak out
- win out
- win the battle, but lose the war
- pull ahead
- wipe the floor with someone
- take out
- outguess
- walk away with
- outfight
Crossword Answer definitions
NIP noun- A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A short turn in a rope.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pickpocket.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
- To taunt.
- To squeeze or pinch.
- To steal; especially to cut a purse.
- To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
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 NIP
- Chill
- Tuck's partner
- Winter-air quality
- Winter chill
- Small bite
- Win by a nose
- Quick drink
- Pinch
- Drop to drink?
- Quick sip, as of brandy
More clues leading to the result BEAT
- Cadence
- Exhausted
- Pooped out
- Tired
- Vanquished
- Worn out
- Dog tired
- Kerouac's generation
- Take a switch to
- Cop's rounds