The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LOOSE , but the solution may also be AT LARGE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
On the lam crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LOOSE | 63 % | 5 |
| ATLARGE | 10 % | 7 |
| AT LARGE | 7 % | 8 |
| WANTED | 7 % | 6 |
| FLEEING | 7 % | 7 |
| BOLTING | 3 % | 7 |
| AWOL | 3 % | 4 |
Why may AT-LARGE be the right solution?
The phrase "on the lam" is commonly used to describe someone who is evading capture or running away from the authorities. The term "at large" has a similar meaning, indicating that someone is free and not confined or captured. Therefore, "AT LARGE" is the correct answer to the clue "On the lam."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the lam
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- runaway
- in the wind
- off and running
- sprung
- drive-by
- caught on the hop
- too hot to hold
- out to lunch
- out on one's feet
- bagged
- off the hook
- hot on someone's heels
Crossword Answer definitions
LOOSE noun- The release of an arrow.
- A state of laxity or indulgence; unrestrained freedom, abandonment.
- All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- Freedom from restraint.
- A letting go; discharge.
- To let loose, to free from restraints.
- To unfasten, to loosen.
- To make less tight, to loosen.
- Of a grip or hold, to let go.
- To shoot (an arrow)
- To set sail.
- To solve; to interpret.
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- Not held or packaged together.
- Not under control.
- Not fitting closely
- Not compact.
- Relaxed.
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
- Indiscreet.
- (somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.
- Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
- Not costive; having lax bowels.
- Begin shooting; release your arrows
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 LOOSE
- Free
- Tetherless
- Unleashed
- At large
- At liberty
- Like a muumuu
- Like a successful dieter's clothes
- Unfettered
- On the lam
- Inexact
More clues leading to the result ATLARGE
- Avoiding arrest
- Still out there
- Unconfined
- Loose
- On the loose
- FREE
- Not yet captured
- Kind of bid
- Being tracked, maybe
- Sought by the police
More clues leading to the result AT LARGE
More clues leading to the result WANTED
- Kind of poster
- Had to have
- Poster heading
- Help may come ahead of it
- Large-print word on a sheriff's poster
- Police poster word
- In demand
- Desired
- Longed for
- Message over Post Office posters.