The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HAYMAKER , but the solution may also be LETHALBLOW which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Knockout punch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HAYMAKER | 40 % | 8 |
| ONETWO | 20 % | 6 |
| UPPERCUT | 10 % | 8 |
| ROUNDHOUSERIGHT | 10 % | 15 |
| KAYO | 10 % | 4 |
| LETHALBLOW | 10 % | 10 |
Why may LETHALBLOW be the right solution?
The answer "LETHALBLOW" is the right solution because it refers to a punch that is powerful enough to knock out an opponent. It combines the word "lethal," meaning deadly or fatal, with "blow," which signifies a forceful strike.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knockout punch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- haymaker
- ko punch
- sunday punch
- technical knockout
- sucker punch
- knockdown
- knock out
- knock down
- punching
- punches
- uppercut
- punched
Crossword Answer definitions
HAYMAKER noun- A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
- (fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
- (by extension) Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
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 HAYMAKER
- Sunday punch
- Knockout punch
- Powerful punch
- Boxer's roundhouse swing.
- Landed by Jersey Joe.
- A wild swing, in boxing.
- Frazier forte
- Dempsey or Louis specialty
- Tyson tumbler
- Strong connection?
More clues leading to the result ONETWO
- "______, button your shoe...."
- Mike-testing sequence
- Succession of punches
- Pugilist's combo
- Jab and cross, e.g.
- Punch combination
- Swing combo?
- Devastating combo
- Double boxing blow
- Kind of punch
More clues leading to the result UPPERCUT
- Jaw breaker?
- Knockout punch
- Likely knockout blow
- Blow to the chin, often
- Pugilist's punch
- Chuck steak, for example?
- Many a knockout punch
- Boxing punch
- Boxing blow.
- Type of blow.
More clues leading to the result ROUNDHOUSERIGHT
More clues leading to the result KAYO
- Put on the canvas
- Finish off in MMA
- Send to the floor
- Deck in a bout
- Belt to the mat
- Stun in a bout
- Knockout punch
- Deck
- Flatten
- Floor for good