The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INITIAL , but the solution may also be ONTOP which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
First crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INITIAL | 23 % | 7 |
| PRIMAL | 22 % | 6 |
| EARLIEST | 13 % | 8 |
| ORIGINAL | 9 % | 8 |
| MAIDEN | 5 % | 6 |
| TOSTART | 4 % | 7 |
| INITIALLY | 4 % | 9 |
| ONTOP | 4 % | 5 |
| LOWGEAR | 3 % | 7 |
| ONE | 1 % | 3 |
| STEVEN | 1 % | 6 |
| SOOST | 1 % | 5 |
| CRACKOFDAWN | 1 % | 11 |
| PREMIER | 1 % | 7 |
| AHEAD | 1 % | 5 |
| UPMOST | 1 % | 6 |
| SOONER | 1 % | 6 |
| BEFORETHEOTHERS | 1 % | 15 |
| ELDESTCHILD | 1 % | 11 |
| PRIME | 1 % | 5 |
| INFRONT | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: First
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- original
- initial
- number one
- first of all
- first off
- firstly
- basic
- prime
- premier
- introductory
- initiative
- prototypic
Crossword Answer definitions
INITIAL noun- The first letter of a word or a name.
- In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
- A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
- Onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
- To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
- Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
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 INITIAL
- Okay, in a way
- Alfred E. Neuman has one
- Letter with a period
- Sign in a brief way
- First
- Acronym component
- Beginning
- Monogram character
- The "I" of FBI, e.g.
- Part of JFK?
More clues leading to the result PRIMAL
- __ scream
- First
- Word before scream or therapy
- Like some screams
- Word before scream or urge
- Original
- Type of scream
- Kind of scream
- Of main importance
- As early as possible
More clues leading to the result EARLIEST
- Ahead of time
- First to show
- Like the first in the room
- First to arrive
- First
- First.
- Soonest.
- Most betimes
- Most ancient
- First to come
More clues leading to the result ORIGINAL
More clues leading to the result MAIDEN
- Like some voyages
- "Run to the Hills" metal band, among fans
- Iron ___
- Winless racehorse
- First, as a voyage
- First, in a sense
- First among voyages
- First, among voyages
- Type of name or voyage
- Winless thoroughbred
More clues leading to the result TOSTART
More clues leading to the result INITIALLY
- Were JFK, HST and LBJ senators?
- First
- At first
- At first blush
- At the beginning.
- At the outset
- At the start ... or how the first two letters of each starred clue relate to the answer?
More clues leading to the result ONTOP
- Numero uno
- At the summit
- Winning
- In the winner's circle
- Leading
- Victorious
- At the pinnacle
- Winner's position
- At the peak
- In the lead
More clues leading to the result LOWGEAR
- Shifting choice for a hill
- Transmission choice for going uphill
- It helps when climbing hills
- Aid in driving uphill
- First
- First, e.g.
- It's good for climbing hills
- A truck may go uphill in it
- 1, to a trucker
- First, in terms of transmission
More clues leading to the result ONE
- 20% of a fin
- "A Chorus Line" number
- "My __ and Only"
- "__-Trick Pony" (Paul Simon film)
- "___ for the money"
- 10% of a sawbuck
- 1969 Three Dog Night hit
- Change-machine input
- Hole in ____
- Italian noble family
More clues leading to the result STEVEN
- Movie mogul, Spielberg
- Comedian Wright
- Wry Wright
- Director Soderbergh
- First name of 65 Down
- Risible Wright
- With 4-Down, a rocker
- Rock's Tyler
- Comic Wright
- Comedian Wright who said "I intend to live forever. So far, so good"
More clues leading to the result SOOST
More clues leading to the result CRACKOFDAWN
- First *
- Quip by actress Wells in "Gilligan's Island"?
- First light
- Sunup
- Daybreak
- Sunrise
- Crowing time
- When sunrise begins
- Woman's flippant remark?
- Early time
More clues leading to the result PREMIER
- Chancellor's kin
- Mike Harris, e.g.
- Title for the four leaders featured in this crossword
- Title for a Canadian province leader
- Title for Zhou Enlai from Oct. 1, 1949 to Jan. 8, 1976
- Foremost
- First
- Lenin or Stalin
- Chinese leader
- Chinese government bigwig
More clues leading to the result AHEAD
- At the front
- In the lead
- Leading
- On top
- Road-sign word
- In the future
- Be in the lead
- Forward
- Up one
- Up one, say
More clues leading to the result UPMOST
- Nearest the top
- Highest in order
- Loftiest
- Highest.
- First.
- Highest
- Like Brahmins in the caste system
- Predominant
More clues leading to the result SOONER
- Norman native
- Oklahoma athlete
- In less time
- Oklahoma resident
- Oklahoman
- Cornhusker rival
- Later's opposite
- See 33-Across
- In a more timely fashion
- Okie from Muskogee
More clues leading to the result BEFORETHEOTHERS
More clues leading to the result ELDESTCHILD
More clues leading to the result PRIME
- Of fine quality
- 2 or 3, but not 4
- Beef designation
- Meat rating
- Number like 3 or 13
- Like 7 or 17
- High-quality
- Heyday
- ___ lending rate (Bank of Canada concern)
- Prepare the engine