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 |
| INITIALLY | 4 % | 9 |
| ONTOP | 4 % | 5 |
| TOSTART | 4 % | 7 |
| LOWGEAR | 3 % | 7 |
| SOOST | 1 % | 5 |
| BEFORETHEOTHERS | 1 % | 15 |
| INFRONT | 1 % | 7 |
| AHEAD | 1 % | 5 |
| PRIME | 1 % | 5 |
| UPMOST | 1 % | 6 |
| SOONER | 1 % | 6 |
| PREMIER | 1 % | 7 |
| ELDESTCHILD | 1 % | 11 |
| ONE | 1 % | 3 |
| STEVEN | 1 % | 6 |
| CRACKOFDAWN | 1 % | 11 |
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 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 TOSTART
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 SOOST
More clues leading to the result BEFORETHEOTHERS
More clues leading to the result INFRONT
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 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
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 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 ELDESTCHILD
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"