The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SHH , but the solution may also be HAT RACK which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
"Put a lid on it!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHH | 39 % | 3 |
| POT | 22 % | 3 |
| PIPEDOWN | 11 % | 8 |
| SHUSH | 11 % | 5 |
| HUSH | 6 % | 4 |
| HAT RACK | 6 % | 8 |
| TUPPERWARE | 6 % | 10 |
Why may HAT-RACK be the right solution?
The phrase "Put a lid on it!" is a colloquial way of saying "put a hat on". A hat rack is a place where you can store or hang your hats, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Put a lid on it!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put a lid on
- keep a lid on
- shut one's trap
- shut one's mouth
- shut one's face
- cork it
- put a sock in it
- zip one's lip
- keep quiet
- keep one's lips sealed
- button it
- keep one's mouth shut
Crossword Answer definitions
SHH noun- An utterance of shh.
- To utter shh.
- Requesting silence.
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 SHH
- "Can it!"
- "Put a sock on it!"
- "Keep it down"
- Quieting sound
- "Pipe down or they'll find us!"
- Response to a text alert in the movie theater
- Command in a library
- Librarian's admonition
- "Keep it down!"
- "I don't want to hear it!"
More clues leading to the result POT
- Stovetop vessel
- Kitty
- Crack or jack follower
- Black caller
- Kitchenware
- Food cooker
- Lobster trap
- Poker prize
- Stew vessel
- Baking ingredient?
More clues leading to the result PIPEDOWN
- "Shush!"
- "Shh!" from a plumber?
- "Put a lid on it!"
- "Zip it!"
- Quiet, please!
- Directive
- Gag order?
- Voice command?
- "Not so loud!"
- ...the organist wouldn't ___...
More clues leading to the result SHUSH
- Scold in the library
- "Be quiet!"
- "Put a sock in it!"
- "Quiet!"
- Reprimand, as a noisy child
- "Pipe down!"
- Scold in the theater
- "Keep it quiet!"
- Quiet order
- Library order
More clues leading to the result HUSH
- "Quiet!"
- See 1 Across
- With 120 Across, off-the-record
- Kind of puppy or money
- Button your lip
- Librarian's admonition
- Stillness
- Be still
- Mollify
- Kind of money