The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TRANSIENT , but the solution may also be SHADY which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Fly-by-night crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRANSIENT | 25 % | 9 |
| SHADY | 17 % | 5 |
| REDEYE | 17 % | 6 |
| SUSPECT | 8 % | 7 |
| BAT | 8 % | 3 |
| UNRELIABLE | 8 % | 10 |
| MOTH | 8 % | 4 |
| ELOPE | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fly-by-night
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- impermanent
- temporary
- shady
- untrustworthy
- untrusty
- night time
- nightbird
- night fighter
- nighttime
- night raven
- night rider
- nightless
Crossword Answer definitions
TRANSIENT noun- Something which is transient.
- A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- (acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform which occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
- A homeless person.
- Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
- Remaining for only a brief time.
- Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
- (stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
- Occasional; isolated; one-off
- Passing through; passing from one person to another.
- Intermediate.
- Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
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 TRANSIENT
- Fleeting
- Bedouin
- Short-lived
- Not permanent.
- Here today; gone tomorrow.
- Hotel guest.
- Overnight guest in a motel.
- He's here today, gone tomorrow.
- Fleeting.
- Here today, gone tomorrow.
More clues leading to the result SHADY
- Disreputable
- Not to be trusted
- Suspicious
- Dubious
- Suspect
- Unsavory
- Like arboreal areas
- Not quite legit
- Not exactly legit
- A bit fishy
More clues leading to the result REDEYE
- Late-night flight
- Late flight
- Night flight
- Overnight flight
- Cheap whiskey
- All-night flight
- Flight at night
- Aptly named flight
- Fly-by-nighter?
- 2005 Wes Craven thriller with hired killer Jackson Rippner
More clues leading to the result SUSPECT
- Whodunit figure
- Any "Clue" character
- Possible perpetrator
- Fishy
- Questionable
- Lineup member
- Fly-by-night
- Character in a whodunit.
- Possible culprit.
- Whodunit character.
More clues leading to the result BAT
- Be up
- Flying mammal
- Night flier
- Nocturnal flying mammal
- Fenway Park club?
- Fledermaus
- Red Sox article
- Slugger's best agent?
- Carlsbad Caverns dweller
- Animal symbol that strikes fear into some fictional criminals (a superstitious, cowardly lot)
More clues leading to the result UNRELIABLE
More clues leading to the result MOTH
- Clothes muncher
- Sweater eater
- Cecropia, for one
- Sphinx or emperor
- Butterfly relative
- Closet invader
- Flame follower
- Night-flying insect
- Closet eater?
- Nocturnal pollinator