The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STUD which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2018.
Macho specimen, with or without "muffin" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| STUD | 100 % | 4 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Macho specimen, with or without "muffin"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hunk
 - man
 - tom
 - tomcat
 - whip
 - boy
 - rod
 - rote
 - boyfriend
 - son
 - perfect
 - perfected
 
Crossword Answer definitions
STUD noun- A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
 - A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
 - (also by extension) A group of such animals.
 - An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
 - A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
 - A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.
 
- A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
 - (jewelry) A small round earring.
 - A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
 - A stem; a trunk.
 - A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
 - A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
 - A stud bolt.
 - An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
 
- To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
 - To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
 - To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
 
- A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
 - A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
 
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