The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EXTERNAL , but the solution may also be OUTWARDLY which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in LA Times).
On the surface crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EXTERNAL | 33 % | 8 |
| SKINDEEP | 33 % | 8 |
| OUTWARDLY | 33 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the surface
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- superficial
- superficiality
- acreage
- appearance
- area
- areal
- areas
- arise
- coat
- coating
- coatings
- deck
Crossword Answer definitions
EXTERNAL noun- (chiefly in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
- In the C programming language, a variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying; superficial.
- Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations.
- Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
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 EXTERNAL
- Outer
- Foreign
- Outside
- Superficial.
- Outer.
- Superficial
- On the outside
- Like some modems
- Like contractors vis-à-vis employees
- Like some hard drives
More clues leading to the result SKINDEEP
- Superficial
- Like beauty, so they say
- Superficial, as beauty
- Shallow as external beauty.
- What beauty is only.
- What beauty often is.
- Descriptive of beauty.
- Superficial.
- Shallow.
- Beauty, in a saying