The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPILT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Like proverbial milk crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPILT | 100 % | 5 |
Why may SPILT be the right solution?
The phrase "don't cry over spilt milk" is a common proverb, meaning not to worry about things that have already happened and cannot be changed. In this context, "spilt" is the past tense of "spill," making it the correct answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Like proverbial milk
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rich
- creamy
- full-bodied
- sample
- tasting
- try
- assay
- taste
- palate
- racy
- whiff
- gustatory
Crossword Answer definitions
SPILT verb- To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
- To spread out or fall out, as above.
- To drop something that was intended to be caught.
- To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
- To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
- To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
- To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
- To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
- (Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
- To reveal information to an uninformed party.
- (of a knot). To come undone.
- That has been spilt.
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