The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WIDE , but the solution may also be BROAD which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Extensive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WIDE | 30 % | 4 |
| VAST | 28 % | 4 |
| BROAD | 16 % | 5 |
| LARGESCALE | 6 % | 10 |
| LARGE | 6 % | 5 |
| BIG | 3 % | 3 |
| LONG | 1 % | 4 |
| LENGTHY | 1 % | 7 |
| GREAT | 1 % | 5 |
| MAJOR | 1 % | 5 |
| HUGE | 1 % | 4 |
| EPIC | 1 % | 4 |
| WIDESPREAD | 1 % | 10 |
Why may BROAD be the right solution?
The word "broad" means wide in extent or scope. Therefore, it is a suitable synonym for "extensive."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Extensive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wide
- extended
- far-reaching
- comprehensive
- copious
- large
- considerable
- abundant
- big
- sweeping
- broad
- expansive
Crossword Answer definitions
WIDE noun- A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
- Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- Large in scope.
- Operating at the side of the playing area.
- On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
- Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
- (now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
- Located some distance away; distant, far.
- Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
- Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
- Extensively
- Completely
- Away from a given goal
- So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
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 WIDE
- Extensive
- __-angle lens
- Outside, as a pitch
- Spacious
- Ample in the middle
- 56-Across's opposite
- Ample, as a doorway
- Not on target
- Double-___ trailer
- Broad-beamed
More clues leading to the result VAST
- Enormous
- Boundless
- Gigantic
- Like space
- Colossal
- All-encompassing
- Covering a lot
- Expansive
- Humongous
- Stretching on and on
More clues leading to the result BROAD
- Expansive
- Wide, spacious
- __-minded
- __-minded (liberal)
- Widespread
- Epic in scope
- Sweeping
- Spacious
- Of goodly girth
- Catholic
More clues leading to the result LARGESCALE
- Of great scope
- Sweeping
- Epic
- Macro
- Extensive.
- Big.
- Oversize, as a map
- Massive
- (S)inger/instrumentalist John who co-founded the Velvet Underground?
- Extensive
More clues leading to the result LARGE
- Gargantuan
- Sweater size
- Shirt size
- At __ (free)
- Sizable
- Like NBA players
- Soft drink order
- Sweatshirt size
- ___ and in charge
- Big.
More clues leading to the result BIG
- Hanks hit
- Humongous
- Kind of rig
- 1988 Hanks comedy
- Epic in scope
- Impressive
- Substantial
- With 29-Across, David Ortiz's nickname
- Ginormous
- Tom Hanks comedy
More clues leading to the result LONG
- Hanker for
- Louisiana's "Kingfish"
- North Atlantic island
- Protracted
- 1956 Little Richard hit "____ Tall Sally"
- Aspire
- Have a desire
- Yearn
- Needing editing, perhaps
- Yearn (for)
More clues leading to the result LENGTHY
- Protracted
- Like Clinton State of the Union addresses
- Drawn-out
- Drawn out, as a filibuster
- Like some novels
- Extensive
- Needing editing, maybe
- Far from brief
- Extended
More clues leading to the result GREAT
- "__ Balls of Fire"
- Fantastic!
- Like Frederick or Alexander?
- Magnificent
- Eminent
- Fabulous
- Hall of Famer, e.g.
- Five-star
- Ginormous
- Stupendous
More clues leading to the result MAJOR
- Frank Burns, for example
- Important
- ____ League
- Not minor
- Label one might be called a sellout for signing with
- Main course?
- "___ Dad"
- Big-time
- Student's focus
- Collegian's specialty
More clues leading to the result HUGE
- Humongous
- Large, and then some
- Really big
- Bigger than big
- Brobdingnagian
- Overly big
- Mammoth
- Beyond big
- Gargantuan
- "Ginormous"
More clues leading to the result EPIC
- "Giant" for example
- "Iliad," e.g.
- Heroic tale
- Larger-than-life
- Like the "Aeneid"
- Monumental
- Of great scope
- Poetic genre
- "Ben-Hur" is one
- "Beowulf," e.g.