The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MANIA , but the solution may also be FETISH which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Obsession crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MANIA | 48 % | 5 |
| IDEEFIXE | 17 % | 8 |
| TIC | 12 % | 3 |
| FETISH | 6 % | 6 |
| BEEINONESBONNET | 5 % | 15 |
| FIXATION | 5 % | 8 |
| XIA | 2 % | 3 |
| TIM | 2 % | 3 |
| FIXEDIDEA | 2 % | 9 |
| PHOBIA | 2 % | 6 |
| BEEINTHEBONNET | 2 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Obsession
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- compulsion
- fixation
- obsessive
- delusion
- concern
- passion
- fantasy
- stubbornness
- obstinacy
- insistence
- tenacity
- fetish
Crossword Answer definitions
MANIA noun- Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.
- The state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
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 MANIA
- Craze
- Enthusiasm, plus
- Excessive enthusiasm
- Fervor
- It can leave your nails shaped like "squovals," briefly (or ... Beatle fan's condition)
- Nationwide obsession, perhaps
- Bieber phenomenon
- Craziness
- Crazed excitement
- Trudeau-___ (late '60s Canadian political phenomenon)
More clues leading to the result IDEEFIXE
- Obsession
- Obsessive notion
- Something a Parisian might get stuck on?
- Obsession with an accent
- Parisian obsession
- It won't go away
- Persistent theme
- Hang-up
- Sign of a one track mind.
- Possible psychotic symptom
More clues leading to the result TIC
- Spasm
- Twitch
- Quirk
- Annoying facial movement
- Half a miniature mint?
- Jitter
- Can be facial
- Muscle spasm
- Muscular contraction
- Personal quirk
More clues leading to the result FETISH
- Talisman
- Personal turn-on
- Foot "thing"
- Obsession
- Magical object
- Charm
- Amulet
- Magic charm
- Fixation
- Object of blind adoration.
More clues leading to the result BEEINONESBONNET
- Obsession
- Eccentric preoccupation
- Minor obsession
- Chronic preoccupation
- Obsessive notion.
- Fixed or fantastic notion.
- Fanciful idea.
- Fanciful idea
- Fixation
- What the circled letter in this answer represents, homophonically
More clues leading to the result FIXATION
More clues leading to the result XIA
- First chronicled Chinese dynasty
- Earliest recorded Chinese dynasty
- First Chinese dynasty
- First dynasty of China
- Obsession
- First of the Chinese dynasties
More clues leading to the result TIM
- Actor Robbins
- Dickens character Tiny __
- Holt of old westerns
- Lyricist Rice
- Tiny ___
- Baseball's McCarver
- Director Burton
- Tiny Dickens character
- Eric's partner in comedy
- "Things ___ Howard Could Save" (2014 World Cup meme)
More clues leading to the result FIXEDIDEA
More clues leading to the result PHOBIA
- Irrational fear
- Intense fear
- Hypnotherapy focus, maybe
- Unfounded fear
- Irrational dread
- Overwhelming fear
- Exaggerated fear
- Flying, for Erica Jong?
- Malady in the film "Vertigo"
- Therapy focus