The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TARDY , but the solution may also be OVERDUE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Late crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TARDY | 34 % | 5 |
| OVERDUE | 23 % | 7 |
| RECENT | 17 % | 6 |
| NEW | 6 % | 3 |
| NOTINTIME | 3 % | 9 |
| DECEASED | 3 % | 8 |
| ATNIGHT | 3 % | 7 |
| DELAYED | 3 % | 7 |
| PASTDUE | 3 % | 7 |
| NOTONTIME | 1 % | 9 |
| BEHINDTIME | 1 % | 10 |
| AFTERHOURS | 1 % | 10 |
| BEHINDHAND | 1 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Late
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- latish
- belated
- tardy
- tardily
- belatedly
- dead
- last
- deep
- unpunctual
- latter
- latterly
- recently
Crossword Answer definitions
TARDY noun- A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
- An instance of a student being marked as tardy by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.
- To make tardy.
- Late; overdue or delayed.
- Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.
- Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
- Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).
- Criminal; guilty.
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 TARDY
- Report-card adjective
- Late
- Not on schedule
- After the bell
- Running late
- Blemish on a perfect attendance record
- Arriving after the school bell
- Behind time
- Late for class
- Belated
More clues leading to the result OVERDUE
- Racking up fines
- Scheduled to be induced, say
- In the tenth month, perhaps
- Late
- Like a mislaid library book, perhaps
- Accruing fines, maybe
- Late in arriving
- Outstanding
- Late.
- More than late.
More clues leading to the result RECENT
More clues leading to the result NEW
- Unused
- Word in many a colonial place names
- Fresh
- Improved's partner
- Just out
- Kind of math
- Wet behind the ears
- Before Mexico
- Just hired
- Just published
More clues leading to the result NOTINTIME
More clues leading to the result DECEASED
- No longer with us
- No longer living
- "That parrot is definitely __": line from a Monty Python sketch
- Defunct.
- Passed away.
- Departed souls
- Returned-mail notation
- Late
More clues leading to the result ATNIGHT
- When cyclists ought to wear reflective gear
- When some cereuses bloom
- Late
- When cats see best: 2 wds.
- During evening hours: 2 wds.
- After dark
- When to stage fireworks shows
More clues leading to the result DELAYED
More clues leading to the result PASTDUE
- Incurring a late fee
- Subject to penalties, perhaps
- Like late library books
- Delinquent
- Incurring late fees
- Outstanding and then some
- Late, as a payment
- Late
- Dunning words
- Behind
More clues leading to the result NOTONTIME
More clues leading to the result BEHINDTIME
- Later than expected ... and where the ends of the answers to starred clues may be found
- Late
- Running late
More clues leading to the result AFTERHOURS
- Past legal closing time
- Past 5:00 p.m., for many businesses
- Subsequent to the normal business day
- Subsequent to the normal closing time ... and where it's at
- Past closing time
- Time for relaxation.
- Following closing time.
- Past closing time.
- HOUSE
- Late