The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word UNDUE , but the solution may also be TOO TOO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Excessive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UNDUE | 59 % | 5 |
| ULTRA | 11 % | 5 |
| INORDINATE | 6 % | 10 |
| OVERTHETOP | 4 % | 10 |
| DETROP | 4 % | 6 |
| ALLFIRED | 3 % | 8 |
| TOOTOO | 3 % | 6 |
| OVER | 3 % | 4 |
| TOO | 2 % | 3 |
| OVERBLOWN | 2 % | 9 |
| STEEP | 1 % | 5 |
| ABITMUCH | 1 % | 8 |
| EXTREME | 1 % | 7 |
| TOOMUCH | 1 % | 7 |
| TOWERING | 1 % | 8 |
| TOO TOO | 1 % | 7 |
Why may TOO-TOO be the right solution?
"Excessive" means going beyond what is necessary or normal. "Too too" is an informal way of emphasizing excessiveness, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Excessive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- undue
- inordinate
- extravagant
- overweening
- exuberant
- immoderate
- unreasonable
- unrestrained
- overly
- exorbitant
- exaggerated
- overreaction
Crossword Answer definitions
UNDUE adjective- Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.
- (of a payment etc) Not owing or payable.
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 UNDUE
- Excessive
- Exceeding the norm
- Out of bounds
- Excessive, as punishment
- Superfluous
- Not warranted
- Excessive and improper
- Excessive, as influence
- Improper
- Improper, as influence
More clues leading to the result ULTRA
- Extreme
- Decoded Enigma message, WW II
- Left or right start
- Sound beginning?
- Sound start?
- Precedes sonic and sound
- Suede beginner
- The "U" of UHF
- Violet or sound introduction
- Word with sound or sonics
More clues leading to the result INORDINATE
More clues leading to the result OVERTHETOP
- Surpassing one's quota
- Prepositional 1987 movie
- Excessively outrageous
- See 57-Across
- More than flamboyant ... and where it's at
- Excessive
- Excessive, as a performance
- Exceeding the assigned quota.
- Community Chest goal.
- Term in fund raising.
More clues leading to the result DETROP
More clues leading to the result ALLFIRED
More clues leading to the result TOOTOO
- Excessively affected
- Overly pretentious
- Extreme
- La-di-da
- Artily affected
- Excessively cute
- Pretentious
- A bit much
- Tastelessly affected
- Terribly affected
More clues leading to the result OVER
- "Your turn," to a CBer
- "__ and out"
- Above and beyond
- Finished
- Lead-in or follow-up for come and take
- Radio-message "period"
- Scrambled alternative
- __ the hill
- __-the-counter
- "Your turn," in communications
More clues leading to the result TOO
- Additionally
- Overly
- Also
- More than enough
- Moreover
- Besides
- Word with two English homophones, one of which is in this clue
- As well
- In addition
- Inordinately
More clues leading to the result OVERBLOWN
More clues leading to the result STEEP
- Inclined sharply
- Make thoroughly wet
- Precipitous
- Brew tea
- Not gradual
- High, pricewise
- Like an uphill battle?
- Tough to get up
- Quite inclined
- Exorbitant
More clues leading to the result ABITMUCH
- Excessive
- Somewhat overdone
- Slightly more than wanted
- Somewhat over the top
- Slightly more than one can tolerate
- Adequate, and then some
- More than one can handle
- Over the top
- Too-too
- In need of toning down
More clues leading to the result EXTREME
- Radical
- Super-dangerous
- Envelope-pushing
- Fanatical
- Outermost
- Like no-holds-barred sports
- Superlative
- Far-out
- Adjective for snowboarding
- Way out there