The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LONGSHOT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1957.
Not by a ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LONGSHOT | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not by a ___
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- anything
- away
- con-
- either
- fail
- failed
- fails
- huh
- lack
- lacking
- least
Crossword Answer definitions
LONGSHOT noun- Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.
- A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
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