The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FAT , but the solution may also be GLUT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Excess crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAT | 26 % | 3 |
| GLUT | 18 % | 4 |
| PLETHORA | 16 % | 8 |
| OVERKILL | 11 % | 8 |
| SURPLUS | 5 % | 7 |
| NIMIETY | 5 % | 7 |
| OVERAGE | 3 % | 7 |
| TOOMUCH | 3 % | 7 |
| WASTE | 3 % | 5 |
| SURFEIT | 3 % | 7 |
| INTEMPERATENESS | 3 % | 15 |
| OVERPLUS | 3 % | 8 |
| SPARE | 3 % | 5 |
Why may GLUT be the right solution?
"Excess" is a synonym for "glut," which means an oversupply or surplus of something. In this case, "glut" is the right solution because it directly relates to the clue provided.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Excess
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- surplus
- excessiveness
- extra
- superfluous
- overabundance
- surplusage
- supererogatory
- redundant
- overindulgence
- surfeit
- spare
- inordinateness
Crossword Answer definitions
FAT noun- A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
- A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
- That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
- An erection.
- A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
- The best or richest productions; the best part.
- Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
- A fat person.
- A beef cattle fattened for sale.
- To make fat; to fatten.
- To become fat; to fatten.
- Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- Thick.
- Bountiful.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
- Fertile; productive.
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
- Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
- (originally African American Vernacular English) Excellent; cool; very good.
- Sexy.
- Rich in texture; prominent.
- A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
- A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
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 FAT
- Chunky, and more
- __ cat (wealthy one)
- Frying need
- Skim milk extract
- Waist material
- Dieter's no-no
- Love handles, essentially
- Roly-poly
- It's okay on Atkins
- Marbling
More clues leading to the result GLUT
- Pack to the gills
- Eat excessively
- Overabundance
- Excess
- Overstuffing
- Plethora
- Surfeit
- Superabundance
- Oversupply
- Flood, as a market
More clues leading to the result PLETHORA
- Super-abundance
- Abundance
- Overabundance
- Extreme excess
- Superabundance
- Excess
- Teeming amount
- Large amount
- Superfluity
- Sea
More clues leading to the result OVERKILL
- Excess
- It's too much
- Too much
- Too much of a good thing
- Much more than what is required
- Too much of a bad thing?
- Excessive effort
- Effort that goes further than necessary
- Much too much
More clues leading to the result SURPLUS
- Extra
- More than what's needed
- Excess
- More than needed
- Excess amount
- Unneeded extra amount
- Army-Navy store stock
- Excess of assets over liabilities.
- Reason for Government sales.
More clues leading to the result NIMIETY
More clues leading to the result OVERAGE
- Excess supply
- Excess media reports after leader quits (7)
- Surplus
- Excess
- Surplus goods.
- Too old.
- Surplus.
- A surplus, as of goods.
- Surplus, as of goods.
- Ready to retire.
More clues leading to the result TOOMUCH
More clues leading to the result WASTE
- Consume carelessly
- Refuse
- Squander
- Basket type
- Trash
- Fritter away
- Miasma
- Chucked stuff
- Junk
- Word with human and industrial