The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHOOTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2000.
It may be the basis of wishful thinking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHOOTING | 50 % | 8 |
| STAR | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It may be the basis of wishful thinking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hope
- envy
- illusion
- could
- might
- germ
- wishes
- herm
- desires
- illusions
- utopianism
- daydream
Crossword Answer definitions
SHOOTING verb- To launch a projectile.
- To move or act quickly or suddenly.
- To act or achieve.
- To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- To develop, move forward.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.W
- To shoot the moon.
- An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
- The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
- A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
- The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
- A sensation of darting pain.
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