The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LAM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
On the ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAM | 30 % | 3 |
| SLY | 16 % | 3 |
| AIR | 9 % | 3 |
| DOT | 7 % | 3 |
| OUTS | 5 % | 4 |
| ROAD | 5 % | 4 |
| SHELF | 2 % | 5 |
| SCENT | 2 % | 5 |
| RUN | 2 % | 3 |
| BEAM | 2 % | 4 |
| MEND | 2 % | 4 |
| MAP | 2 % | 3 |
| ONEHAND | 2 % | 7 |
| UPANDUP | 2 % | 7 |
| RAGGEDEDGE | 2 % | 10 |
| TAKE | 2 % | 4 |
| HALFSHELL | 2 % | 9 |
| HOOF | 2 % | 4 |
| SPOT | 2 % | 4 |
Why may LAM be the right solution?
"On the lam" is a phrase that means to be on the run or in hiding, usually from the law. Therefore, the answer to "On the ___" is "LAM".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- on the daily
- thereon
- on the regular
- all over
- everwhere
- in every sense of the word
- eben
- oftentimes
- every day
- hereon
- most of the time
- of all
Crossword Answer definitions
LAM verb- To beat or thrash.
- To flee or run away.
- The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل. It is preceded by ك and followed by م.
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 LAM
- Beat it
- Escape
- Headlong flight
- Run for it
- Wallop
- Get out of town
- Skip town
- Take a powder
- Felon's exit
- Felonious flight
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result AIR
- BB propellant
- Fresh or hot
- Make public
- Melodic tune
- ON __ (studio sign)
- Simple song
- Balloon content
- Balloonists' heat this
- Broadcast
- Demeanor
More clues leading to the result DOT
- Morse "E"
- i piece?
- i topper
- "I" addition
- Polka ___
- The top of "I"
- Finish, as an "i"
- i finisher
- Decimal point
- Mole, e.g.
More clues leading to the result OUTS
- Baseball threesome
- Six per inning
- Three per inning
- Baseball's trio
- Means of escape
- Scoreboard reflection?
- Scoreboard info
- Sides change after three are recorded
- Ballpark figure?
- Exposes, in a way
More clues leading to the result ROAD
- Fork site
- Highway
- What away games are
- Word in title of seven Hope-Crosby movies
- Hit the __ (leave)
- Rocky ___
- __ hog
- Touring band's milieu, much of the time
- Thoroughfare
- Course
More clues leading to the result SHELF
- On the __ (retired)
- Ledge
- Book keeper?
- Mantelpiece
- Horizontal in a library
- Pantry division
- Wall-system part
- Book holder
- Library sight
- Pantry part
More clues leading to the result SCENT
- Bloodhound's trail
- Spoor
- Fragrance
- Bouquet
- Odor
- Flower emission
- Emanation from some candles
- Lemon, maybe
- Lilac, e.g.
- Smell
More clues leading to the result RUN
- Duration
- Compete in a race
- Flow
- Turn tail
- Beat a retreat
- Get cracking
- Series, in cards
- Go office-hunting?
- "___ and Tell That" ("Hairspray" song)
- Do like Santorum
More clues leading to the result BEAM
- Smile broadly
- Breadth
- Grin
- Horizontal building support
- Gymnast's bar
- Wooden bar
- Board the 35-Across, with "aboard"
- Roof support
- Sci-fi shot
- Show one's teeth?
More clues leading to the result MEND
- Fix
- Patch up
- Repair
- Darn
- Knit
- Patch
- Tape up
- Repair, as fences (real or metaphorical)
- On the __ (recuperating)
- Convalesce
More clues leading to the result MAP
- Filling-station freebie, once
- Forte of the cartographer
- Mark out
- AAA guide
- Atlas item
- Cartogram
- Plot out
- Rand-McNally offering
- Betcha you can't fold one?
- Comes with a rental car
More clues leading to the result ONEHAND
More clues leading to the result UPANDUP
- On the ___ (legit)
- Level?
- On the level.
- On the ___ (honest): Slang.
- On the ___ (honest).
- Aboveboard
- On the ___
- On the ___ (honest)
- Honest or respectable course
- Legit (with "on the")
More clues leading to the result RAGGEDEDGE
- Feature of a torn-out coupon
- Tear evidence
- On the ___.
- Verge
- The brink
- Milieu of the stressed-out
- The brink, as of a cliff
More clues leading to the result TAKE
- On the ____ (accepting bribes)
- Gate receipts
- Give's partner
- Ingest, as medicine
- "____this Job and Shove It"
- "___my wife. Please."
- Accept
- Accept uncomplainingly
- Pickings
- On the __ (accepting bribes)
More clues leading to the result HALFSHELL
More clues leading to the result HOOF
- Dance, slangliy
- __ it (walk)
- Horse foot
- Filly's foot
- Shoe site
- Kind of beat
- Piece of stock footage?
- Ungulate's foot
- Horseshoe site
- Foot in a steeplechase