The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NAP , but the solution may also be CATNAP which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Forty winks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAP | 60 % | 3 |
| CATNAP | 23 % | 6 |
| SNOOZE | 7 % | 6 |
| SIESTA | 4 % | 6 |
| SHUTEYE | 2 % | 7 |
| CATNAPS | 1 % | 7 |
| PAN | 1 % | 3 |
| SLEEP | 1 % | 5 |
| NAPS | 1 % | 4 |
| DOZE | 1 % | 4 |
| AFEWZS | 1 % | 6 |
Why may AFEWZS be the right solution?
The phrase "Forty winks" is a common idiom that means a short nap or sleep. "AFEWZS" is an abbreviation of "a few Z's," which represents sleeping or napping. Therefore, "AFEWZS" is a fitting answer for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forty winks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- catnap
- nap
- snooze
- cat sleep
- short sleep
- wink
- winking
- eyewink
- zizz
- wink-a-peep
- snooz
- twink
Crossword Answer definitions
NAP noun- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- To be off one's guard.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
- A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- To grab; to nab.
- To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
- (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
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 NAP
- Fabric fuzz
- Afternoon snooze
- Drift off for a bit
- Part of a toddler's afternoon routine
- Take a snooze
- Day break
- Fuzzy fabric surface
- Fast crash?
- Quick time out?
- Fuzzy surface
More clues leading to the result CATNAP
- Snooze
- Quick snooze
- 42-Across for a bit
- Midafternoon refresher
- Forty winks
- A few winks
- Brief downtime
- Mini-doze
- Quick break
- Short snooze
More clues leading to the result SNOOZE
- Catnap
- Take forty winks
- Forty winks
- Alarm button
- Bar that's frequently hit in the morning
- It's often pushed while in bed
- Catch some Z's
- Nap
- Catch some Zs
- Alarm clock button
More clues leading to the result SIESTA
- Tijuana take-five
- Time off in Tijuana
- Afternoon R & R
- Mediterranean break
- Spanish power nap
- Battery recharger
- Retreat from the heat
- Nap time
- Early afternoon nap
- Noontime nap
More clues leading to the result SHUTEYE
- Sleep
- Z's
- Sleep, informally
- *Z's
- *Sleep
- Sack time
- Sleep: Slang.
- Forty winks.
- Land-of-Nod export.
- Bit of sleep
More clues leading to the result CATNAPS
- Quick snoozes
- Brief downtimes
- Short snoozes
- ... and taking ___
- Brief drop-offs
- Snoozes
- Nods off
- Short refreshers
- Quick breaks
- Dozes.
More clues leading to the result PAN
- Give one star to
- God often pictured with pipes
- Forty-niners tool
- Move while filming
- Play critic
- Scathing review
- Rotate the camera
- Omelet-maker's need, unless you boil your omelets or cook them in the toaster I suppose
- Critically disdain
- Muffin tin, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SLEEP
- Be in the land of Nod
- Catch some Z's
- Take a siesta
- Visit dreamland
- Doze
- Sheep counter's goal
- Down state?
- Drop off
- Hypnotist's word
- Power-saving mode
More clues leading to the result NAPS
- Snoozes
- Down times during the workday?
- Post-Thanksgiving dinner breaks
- Snoozes while the sun is out
- Tots' time-outs
- Siestas
- Afternoon checkouts?
- Afternoon refreshers
- Conks out for a few
- Nursery activities