The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GLOSSES which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2004.
Explanatory notes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLOSSES | 50 % | 7 |
| GLOSSARY | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Explanatory notes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- annotations
- commentary
- glossary
- marginalia
- notation
- marginal note
- paragraph
- transcribed
- transcription
- transcript
- annotated
- comparative method
Crossword Answer definitions
GLOSSES noun- A surface shine or luster/lustre
- A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance
- A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
- A glossary; a collection of such notes.
- An expression requiring such explanatory treatment.
- An extensive commentary on some text.
- A brief explanation in speech or in a written work, including a synonym used with the intent of indicating the meaning of the word to which it is applied
- An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law
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 GLOSSES
- Cosmetics-counter assortment
- Sheens
- Superficial shines
- Lip applications
- Explanatory notes
- Polishes.
- Whitewashes
- Women's lip applications
- ___ over: explains away
- Waxy finishes