The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OVERDO , but the solution may also be ADORN which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in USA Today).
Gild the lily crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OVERDO | 50 % | 6 |
| ADORN | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gild the lily
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jazz up
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- put on frills
- make a silk purse of a sow's ear
- put lipstick on a pig
- adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
- lead someone up the garden path
- sweeten the pot
- bling out
- tool around
- put a hat on a hat
- lay it on thick
Crossword Answer definitions
OVERDO verb- To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
- To cook for too long.
- To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result OVERDO
- Cook too long
- Go to extremes
- Extend oneself
- Go too far
- Exceed the limits
- Stress to excess
- Beat a dead horse
- Beat into the ground
- Take to extremes
- Strain