The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GAP , but the solution may also be VACANCY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Opening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAP | 17 % | 3 |
| INTRO | 13 % | 5 |
| SLOT | 10 % | 4 |
| VENT | 10 % | 4 |
| APERTURE | 8 % | 8 |
| ORIFICE | 7 % | 7 |
| PORE | 5 % | 4 |
| HOLE | 4 % | 4 |
| START | 4 % | 5 |
| SLIT | 4 % | 4 |
| DEBUT | 3 % | 5 |
| PREMIERE | 2 % | 8 |
| HIATUS | 2 % | 6 |
| ONSET | 2 % | 5 |
| LEADIN | 1 % | 6 |
| RIFT | 1 % | 4 |
| INITIAL | 1 % | 7 |
| DOOR | 1 % | 4 |
| SPACE | 1 % | 5 |
| GENESIS | 1 % | 7 |
| INAUGURAL | 1 % | 9 |
| OUTLET | 1 % | 6 |
| VACANCY | 1 % | 7 |
| AVENUE | 1 % | 6 |
| STARTING | 1 % | 8 |
| RENT | 1 % | 4 |
| ACCESS | 1 % | 6 |
| PORT | 1 % | 4 |
| PREAMBLE | 1 % | 8 |
| FIRST | 1 % | 5 |
Why may GAP be the right solution?
The word "gap" can mean an opening or space between two things. Therefore, it fits the clue "Opening."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Opening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- starting
- beginning
- gap
- introductory
- inaugural
- initiative
- possibility
- scuttle
- maiden
- opening night
- orifice
- first
Crossword Answer definitions
GAP noun- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- A vacant space or time.
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
- The regions between the outfielders.
- (for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- To notch, as a sword or knife.
- To make an opening in; to breach.
- To check the size of a gap.
- To leave suddenly.
- An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.
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 GAP
- Hiatus
- Letterman dental feature
- Opening
- Cumberland, e.g.
- Discontinuity
- Letterman's dental feature
- Space in the record, say
- ___ Kids
- Forever 21 rival
- Generation split
More clues leading to the result INTRO
- Opening remarks, casually
- Emcee's line
- Opening remarks
- Within, in combinations
- Mission starter
- Opening musical passage
- Emcee's lines
- Short beginning
- Emcee's task
- First song on a CD
More clues leading to the result SLOT
- Atlantic City machine
- Casino machine
- Kind of car
- Meter mouth
- One-armed bandit
- Parking-meter feature
- Vegas machine
- Casino lure
- Job opening
- Opening in Vegas?
More clues leading to the result VENT
- Aperture
- Hole in the wall?
- Opening
- Air out
- Release feelings
- Discharge emotionally
- It might be full of hot air
- Let one's emotions flow
- Outlet
- Let off steam
More clues leading to the result APERTURE
- Optical opening
- Opening
- Adjustable opening in a camera
- Its size is determined by a camera's f-stop
- Lens opening
- Slit
- It opens on a camera
- Camera feature
- Camera part
- Light limiter
More clues leading to the result ORIFICE
- Opening
- Anatomical aperture
- Perforation.
- Aperture.
- Opening.
- Aperture
- Hole in the head
- Vent, e.g.
- Pore, e.g.
- Hole in the head?
More clues leading to the result PORE
- Dermal opening
- Hole
- Skin opening
- Tiny skin opening
- Orifice
- Study carefully
- Hole in the head
- Delve into
- Read attentively
- Examine carefully, with "over"
More clues leading to the result HOLE
- Bob Hope Classic target
- Duffer's target
- Golfer's target
- Ozone-level decrease
- Aperture
- Donut center
- Hollow space
- Cavity
- Tiger's target
- Mole hangout
More clues leading to the result START
- Kick off
- Square one
- Begin
- Open
- Set in motion
- Appropriate word here?
- Hit the trail
- Select neighbor, on old controllers
- Instructions, part 3
- Set moving
More clues leading to the result SLIT
More clues leading to the result DEBUT
- Introduction
- First appearance
- Start of a career
- Opening night
- Grand opening
- Opening onstage
- 33 Across, e.g.
- Premiere
- Coming-out
- Introduction to the public
More clues leading to the result PREMIERE
- Come out
- Grand opening
- Limo rental event
- Time when a lot of stars come out
- First performance
- Red-carpet event
- Hollywood opening
- Destination for some limos
- Opening
- Opening night showing
More clues leading to the result HIATUS
- Break
- Time out
- Break in the action
- Interruption
- Respite from business as usual
- Gap
- Short break in activity
- Off time
- Continuity interruption
- Continuity break
More clues leading to the result ONSET
More clues leading to the result LEADIN
- Introduction
- Show the way
- Intro
- Opening
- Prologue
- Opener
- "And now," e.g.
- Usher
- Antenna wire.
- Wire from aerial to transmitter.
More clues leading to the result RIFT
- Break in relations
- Serious difference of opinion
- Altercation
- Fault of an earthquake
- Split
- Major falling-out
- Oculus ___ (virtual reality headset)
- Diplomatic break
- Beginning of the end, say
- Breach of friendship
More clues leading to the result INITIAL
- Okay, in a way
- Alfred E. Neuman has one
- Letter with a period
- Sign in a brief way
- First
- Acronym component
- Beginning
- Monogram character
- The "I" of FBI, e.g.
- Part of JFK?
More clues leading to the result DOOR
- It holds the lock
- It may be a folding or a revolving
- It may be revolving
- It's in a jamb
- Portal
- Way in?
- Way out
- Word with trap or storm
- Egress
- Exit
More clues leading to the result SPACE
- Room to breathe
- Techies' bar?
- "Give me my ____!"
- Outer or inner
- Part of NASA
- What poor students take up?
- "The Final Frontier"
- Michener novel
- Michener title
- # on a galley page
More clues leading to the result GENESIS
- Book that begins "In the beginning"
- 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
- Beginning
- Source
- First book of the Torah
- "Misunderstanding" group
- It comes before Exodus
- Bible opener
- Origin
- Phil Collins's band until 1996
More clues leading to the result INAUGURAL
- Kind of address
- Quadrennial national rite
- Opening
- Lincoln's "with malice toward none," address.
- Address by Truman, Jan. 20, 1949.
- Washington ceremony.
- Administration opener.
- Quadrennial address
- Washington ceremony
- Address every four years
More clues leading to the result OUTLET
- Discount store
- Off-price place
- You might need an adapter for one abroad
- Power source
- Plug-in spot
- Electrician's installation
- Wall socket
- Electrical receptacle
- Means of release
- Vent
More clues leading to the result VACANCY
- Personnel manager's concern
- Encouraging motel sign
- Motel sign
- Motel sign.
- Good sign for a tired driver
- Good sign at a motel
- Room to spare?
- Opening
More clues leading to the result AVENUE
- Manhattan's Park, for one
- New York's Fifth, for one
- Way off the grid?
- Pennsylvania, for one
- "Electric ___" (Eddy Grant hit)
- It often crosses the road
- Baltic or Oriental
- Manhattan crosser
- Means of access
- Principal street
More clues leading to the result STARTING
More clues leading to the result RENT
- 1997 Broadway show
- Boardwalk payment
- Jonathan Larson musical
- Landlord's due
- Monopoly payment
- Monthly payment
- Pay to use
- Lease out
- Monthly outlay
- Cost of occupation
More clues leading to the result ACCESS
- Way to the Web
- Security clearance
- Means of entry
- Entree
- Way in
- Entry
- Passwords provide it
- Portal
- Way to get in
- Get to
More clues leading to the result PORT
- Rich wine
- New York or San Francisco
- Chianti cousin
- What's left?
- __ of Spain, Trinidad
- Cruise stop
- Printer plug-in spot
- Dessert wine
- Vino choice
- Kind of wine
More clues leading to the result PREAMBLE
- Intro
- Introductory statement
- Constitution introduction
- "We the people" site
- "A more perfect Union" source
- Opening
- Opening statement
- Constitution section
- Introduction to the Constitution
- Part of the Constitution.