The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CURTAINS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Game over, so to speak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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CURTAINS | 100 % | 8 |
Why may CURTAINS be the right solution?
The phrase "game over" often signifies the end of a game or competition. Similarly, "curtains" is a term used to indicate the end of a performance or show. So, "curtains" is the right answer to the clue "Game over, so to speak."
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Crossword Answer definitions
CURTAINS noun- A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
- A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.
- (by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises.
- (fortifications) The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall.
- (also "final curtain") Death.
- That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc.
- A flag; an ensign.
- To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.
- To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain.
- (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end, death
- A ring of clear liquid, forming into drops, near the top of a glass of fortified wine; the result of differential evaporation of alcohol and subsequent changes in surface tension; an example of the Marangoni effect
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