The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIFTS , but the solution may also be CLEFTS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Fissures crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIFTS | 44 % | 5 |
| RENTS | 15 % | 5 |
| CLEFTS | 13 % | 6 |
| RIMAE | 10 % | 5 |
| GAPS | 8 % | 4 |
| SLITS | 5 % | 5 |
| RIMES | 3 % | 5 |
| CHINKS | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fissures
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cleft
- scissure
- cranny
- crevice
- crack
- chap
- cracking
- cracks
- crevices
- differences
- flaws
- fractures
Crossword Answer definitions
RIFTS noun- A chasm or fissure.
- A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
- A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
- To form a rift; to split open.
- To cleave; to rive; to split.
- (obsolete outside Scotland and northern Britain) To belch.
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 RIFTS
- Fallings out
- Beginnings of break-ups
- Fissures
- Sources of frostiness, maybe
- Breaks in the earth's crust
- Schisms
- Breaks in relations
- Differences of opinion
- Estrangements
- Schisms and chasms
More clues leading to the result RENTS
- Lives in an apartment
- Grants temporary use of
- Uses for a fee
- Lets out
- Pays for an apartment
- User fees
- Flat rates
- Cost of living expenses?
- Doesn't own
- Mom and Dad for short, with "the"
More clues leading to the result CLEFTS
- Chin indentations
- Fissures
- Chin splits
- Features of some chins
- Indentations
- What some chins have
- Splits
- Splits.
- Cracks.
- Crevices.
More clues leading to the result RIMAE
More clues leading to the result GAPS
- Clothing stores
- Disparities
- Holes, as in a story
- Missing links
- Openings
- Mountain passes
- Missing pieces
- Missing teeth
- Spaces
- Cracks
More clues leading to the result SLITS
- Narrow openings
- Incisions
- Paper airplane parts
- Uses a letter opener
- Uses a knife
- Helmet eyeholes
- Features of most capri pants
- Narrow cuts
- Gill openings
- Cuts along a line
More clues leading to the result RIMES
- Frosty coatings
- Singer LeAnn
- Coats of ice
- C & W singer LeAnn
- "How Do I Live" singer
- Country singer LeAnn
- C&W singer Leann
- Winter coats
- "Can't Fight the Moonlight" singer LeAnn
- Youngest person to win a Grammy