The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DARKHORSE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Long shot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DARKHORSE | 36 % | 9 |
| HOMER | 7 % | 5 |
| POORBET | 7 % | 7 |
| SNIPER | 7 % | 6 |
| TENTOONE | 7 % | 8 |
| FOURBAGGER | 7 % | 10 |
| PANORAMA | 7 % | 8 |
| UNDERDOG | 7 % | 8 |
| SLIMCHANCE | 7 % | 10 |
| PAN | 7 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Long shot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- angle shot
- outer
- gunshot
- angle shoot
- cross-shot
- bowshot
- angle shooting
- shot on target
- enfilade
- foreshot
- long throw
- firing line
Crossword Answer definitions
DARKHORSE adjective- Having the character of a dark horse.
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 DARKHORSE
- Unlikely winner
- Long shot
- Unlikely candidate
- Cigar at a convention?
- Surprise nominee
- Black Beauty, e.g.?
- Surprise candidate
- Surprise candidate.
- John W. Davis in 1924.
- Person unexpectedly nominated.
More clues leading to the result HOMER
- Semi-legendary Greek poet
- Baseball player's goal
- Fourbagger
- Odyssey author
- Local team supporter
- Boston-born painter
- Even he nods
- Ancient raconteur
- Author of two epics
- Over-the-Monster shot
More clues leading to the result POORBET
More clues leading to the result SNIPER
- Concealed shooter
- One who shot out of nowhere
- Hidden assailant
- SWAT specialist
- Hidden sharpshooter
- Hidden marksman
- Sight user
- Potshot taker
- SWAT team marksman
- Hidden shooter
More clues leading to the result TENTOONE
- Really long odds
- Odds of an underdog
- Long odds, or 12:50
- Long odds
- Fairly long odds
- Not great odds
- 12:50
- Rather long odds.
- Betting odds.
- Good odds.
More clues leading to the result FOURBAGGER
- With 22 across, HOMER
- Long shot
- Modest grocery purchase?
- A home run.
- Diamond clout
- Homer
- Full shopping cart?
- Dinger
More clues leading to the result PANORAMA
- Tourist attraction
- View of a wide area
- Wide view
- Bird's-eye view
- Unobstructed view
- Breathtaking view
- Grand Canyon view
- Postcard view
- Splendid, wide view
- Expansive view
More clues leading to the result UNDERDOG
- Truman vis-à-vis Dewey, in 1948
- Cinderella team
- Long shot
- Upset winner
- Person expected to lose
- The odds are against him.
- Potential loser.
- Prospective also-ran
- Dark horse
- David, as against Goliath
More clues leading to the result SLIMCHANCE
- 100-to-1 shot, say
- Unlikelihood
- Low probability
- Long shot
- Hundred-to-one shot, e.g. (In this clue's answer, note the first 3 letters + the last 2)