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 |
| RAVE | 7 % | 4 |
| SNAP | 7 % | 4 |
| SEERED | 5 % | 6 |
| THROWAFIT | 2 % | 9 |
| BLOWAFUSE | 2 % | 9 |
| RANTANDRAVE | 2 % | 11 |
| LOSECONTROL | 2 % | 11 |
| BLOWAGASKET | 2 % | 11 |
| GETMAD | 2 % | 6 |
| GOBALLISTIC | 2 % | 11 |
| LOSEIT | 2 % | 6 |
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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result LOSECONTROL
More clues leading to the result BLOWAGASKET
- Hit the ceiling
- Lose it
- Foam at the mouth
- *Hit the roof
- Get very angry
- Hit the roof
- Get angry, as a mechanic?
- Lose one's cool
- Explode
- *Fly off the handle
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