The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ERUPT , but the solution may also be LOSEIT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Fly off the handle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ERUPT | 25 % | 5 |
| RANT | 23 % | 4 |
| RAGE | 16 % | 4 |
| SNAP | 7 % | 4 |
| RAVE | 7 % | 4 |
| SEERED | 5 % | 6 |
| GETMAD | 2 % | 6 |
| GOBALLISTIC | 2 % | 11 |
| LOSEIT | 2 % | 6 |
| THROWAFIT | 2 % | 9 |
| BLOWAFUSE | 2 % | 9 |
| RANTANDRAVE | 2 % | 11 |
| LOSECONTROL | 2 % | 11 |
| BLOWAGASKET | 2 % | 11 |
Why may LOSEIT be the right solution?
"Fly off the handle" is an idiom that means to suddenly become very angry. "LOSEIT" is a common phrase that means to lose one's temper, making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fly off the handle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fly into a rage
- throw a fit
- have a fit
- flip out
- come unhinged
- go crazy
- lose one's mind
- lose it
- trip out
- let fly
- hit the roof
- blow one's top
Crossword Answer definitions
ERUPT verb- To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
- To burst forth; to break out.
- To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
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 ERUPT
- Break out
- Emerge violently
- Explode
- Go ballistic
- Blow
- Blow one's top
- Shoot out flames
- Do as Pinatubo did
- Burst
- Become active, as a volcano
More clues leading to the result RANT
- Get hot under the collar
- Give a fire-and-brimstone sermon
- Rave
- Rave's partner
- Carry on
- Companion of rave
- Speak wildly
- Long lecture
- Babble on
- Deliver a diatribe
More clues leading to the result RAGE
- Blow a gasket
- Explode
- Fury
- Fuss and fume
- Go crazy
- Have a fit of anger
- In thing
- Rant and rave
- Road ___
- Throw a tantrum
More clues leading to the result SNAP
- One of the Rice Krispies sounds
- A Rice Krispies sound
- Coat closer
- Kind of cookie
- Lose it
- Sodium hydroxide
- Cookie variety
- Crackle's colleague
- Fastener
- Jacket fastener
More clues leading to the result RAVE
- Carry on
- Great review
- Like some reviews
- Modern bash
- Rant's partner
- Stellar review
- Thumbs-up, and then some
- Boffo review
- Express great enthusiasm
- Highly complimentary
More clues leading to the result SEERED
- Ticked off
- Get really steamed
- Do a slow burn
- Become enraged
- Fume
- Lose one's cool
- Get mad
- Be irate
- Get really ticked off
- Become really angry
More clues leading to the result GETMAD
- Turn into the Hulk, perhaps
- Fly off the handle
- Become angry
- See red
- Erupt
- Lose one's temper
- Blow up
- Hit the roof
- Pop one's cork
- Blow a gasket
More clues leading to the result GOBALLISTIC
- Lose it, and title of this puzzle
- Fly off the handle
- See 71-Across
- Get angry
- Crack, in a way
- Get angry, as a missile designer?
- Freak out
- Hit the roof
- Lose it
- Angrily freak out
More clues leading to the result LOSEIT
More clues leading to the result THROWAFIT
More clues leading to the result BLOWAFUSE
More clues leading to the result RANTANDRAVE
- Go into hysterics
- Spew venom
- Complain hysterically
- Deliver a tirade
- Blow one's stack
- Go ballistic
- Make a scene
- Job for a critic?
- Carry on
- Talk wildly