The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FRINGES , but the solution may also be BURBS which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in LA Times).
Outlying areas crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FRINGES | 33 % | 7 |
| BURBS | 33 % | 5 |
| EXURBS | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Outlying areas
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tax
- outskirts
- outland
- environs
- decentralization
- redistributed
- territorial
- rfd
- central
- country
- exurbia
- purlieu
Crossword Answer definitions
FRINGES noun- Hair hanging over the forehead.
- A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
- Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
- A decorative border.
- A marginal or peripheral part.
- Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
- The periphery of a town or city.
- A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
- Non-mainstream theatre.
- The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
- The area around the green
- Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
- A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
- To decorate with fringe.
- To serve as a fringe.
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 FRINGES
- Outer edges
- Insurance, pension, etc.
- Peripheral areas
- Decorative borders
- Peripheral parts
- Surrey trimmings.
- Edges.
- Outlying areas.
- Adornments for some surreys
- Tallith feature
More clues leading to the result BURBS
- Outer areas
- 1989 Tom Hanks comedy, with "The"
- City outskirts, briefly
- Outlying areas
- With "The," Tom Hanks film of '89
- Commuters' home, often
- Commuters' towns, for short
- Outlying area, for short
- Urban surroundings
- 1989 Tom Hanks film, with "The"