The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ASH , but the solution may also be ANATOMY Down which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Gray matter? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASH | 31 % | 3 |
| BRAIN | 10 % | 5 |
| ODE | 7 % | 3 |
| SMARTS | 7 % | 6 |
| BEAN | 7 % | 4 |
| ANATOMY | 7 % | 7 |
| BRAINS | 7 % | 6 |
| ELEGY | 7 % | 5 |
| NOODLE | 7 % | 6 |
| CEREBRUM | 3 % | 8 |
| ANATOMY Down | 3 % | 42 |
| CORTEX | 3 % | 6 |
Why may ANATOMY-DOWN be the right solution?
The term "gray matter" refers to the tissue in the brain and spinal cord that contains nerve cell bodies and synapses. "Anatomy" is the study of the structure and organization of living organisms, including the human body. Therefore, "Gray matter?" is a cryptic clue that suggests the answer is a word related to the structure of the human body, making "ANATOMY" the correct solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gray matter?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grey matter
- gray substance
- grey substance
- substantia grisea
- gray cells
- gray area
- braincell
- brain graph
- grey eminence
- grayware
- military gray
- greymap
Crossword Answer definitions
ASH noun- The solid remains of a fire.
- The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
- Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
- (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
- What remains after a catastrophe.
- A gray colour, like that of ash.
- To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
- To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
- To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
- (mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
- A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
- The wood of this tree.
- The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
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 ASH
- "Louisville Slugger" wood
- Barbecue leftover?
- Bat wood
- Blonde shade
- Campfire fallout
- Elastic furniture wood
- Elastic wood
- Eruption fallout
- Fireplace remnant
- Hardwood
More clues leading to the result BRAIN
- Upper story
- "You can't process me with a normal ___."
- Head piece?
- Think tank?
- Robin Cook book
- Cranium's contents
- Gray matter
- Einstein
- High-IQ sort
- Woody Allen's "second favorite organ"
More clues leading to the result ODE
- "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" work
- "__ to a Nightingale"
- Dedicated poem
- Keats work
- Lyric poem
- Lyric work
- Piece by Homer
- Pindar specialty
- Poem of praise
- Poetic tribute
More clues leading to the result SMARTS
- Stings
- Common sense
- Brainpower
- Intelligence
- Intelligence, slangily
- Know-how
- Hurts a lot
- Brains
- Gray matter
- Horse sense
More clues leading to the result BEAN
- Head, in slang
- Jelly__
- Orson or Roy
- The "musical fruit"
- Hit with a baseball
- Noggin
- Stalk starter
- Rowan Atkinson film
- Rowan Atkinson opus
- Item in some bags
More clues leading to the result ANATOMY
- Topic for Henry Gray
- Gray matter?
- Subject for 63 Across
- Gray area?
- "___ of a Murder"
- Preminger's "___ of a Murder"
- Body-structure science
- "Grey's ___" (hospital TV drama)
- Art student's subject
- It could be gross
More clues leading to the result BRAINS
- Mastermind
- Intelligence
- Smarts
- Eggheads
- They may be picked at meetings
- Gray matter
- Really smart people
- Thinking things
- Smartness
- Important possession of a former "trust."
More clues leading to the result ELEGY
- Song of lament
- Mournful ode
- Nostalgic work
- Lament in verse
- Not a very cheery poem
- Lyric lamentation
- Kaddish
- Sorrowful reading
- Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!," e.g.
- Requiem
More clues leading to the result NOODLE
- Improvise on the piano
- Soup letter
- Asian salad ingredient
- Piece of pasta
- The old bean
- Bean
- Head, slangily
- Saimin or wonton feature
- Alphabet soup "letter"
- Improvise on the ivories