The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAP which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Half-moon tide crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAP | 98 % | 4 |
| NEAP Down 1 “So mad!” | 2 % | 25 |
Why may NEAP be the right solution?
The term "neap" refers to a type of tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is at its smallest. It is commonly associated with the first and third quarters of the moon, when the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other. Therefore, "neap" accurately represents the concept of a half-moon tide.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Half-moon tide
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neap tide
- neap
- neap-tide
- high tide
- tide
- spring
- abreast
- low tide
- bore
- high water
- swell
- tidal wave
Crossword Answer definitions
NEAP noun- The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- A neap tide.
- To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
- To ooze, to sink, to subside, to tail
- (of a tide) Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
- Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.
- The swede (rutabaga), called "turnip" in Scotland.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result NEAP
- __ tide
- Kind of tide
- Less than average tide
- Tide type
- Low tide
- Tide table term
- Certain tide
- It occurs during the third quarter of the moon
- Third-quarter occurence
- Third-quarter phenomenon