The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CITATION which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1969.
Formal award crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CITATION | 50 % | 8 |
| ACCOLADE | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Formal award
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- citation
- accolade
- commendation
- addiction
- give
- act
- call
- certificate
- commission
- contract
- decree
- degree
Crossword Answer definitions
CITATION noun- An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
- The paper containing such summons or notice.
- The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words.
- An entry in a list of source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- The passage or words quoted; quotation.
- A quotation with attached bibliographical details demonstrating the use of a particular lexical item in a dictionary, especially a dictionary on historical principles.
- Enumeration; mention.
- A reference to decided cases, or books of authority, to prove a point in law.
- A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CITATION
- What you get for a good deed, or what you get for a bad deed
- 1948 44-Across winner
- 1948 Horse of the Year
- Big-money winner of the turf.
- Racehorse, first million-dollar winner.
- Award.
- Formal award
- Triple Crown winner
- Triple Crown winner: 1948
- Summons