The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OBELI which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1997.
Reference marks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OBELI | 33 % | 5 |
| STARS | 33 % | 5 |
| DAGGERS | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reference marks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reference to
- references
- markings
- referential
- reference point
- referents
- referencing
- markers
- referentiality
- reference work
- marking
- referenced
Crossword Answer definitions
OBELI noun- A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.
- A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk.
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 OBELI
- Some footnote symbols
- Septuagint symbols
- Printer's daggers
- Division signs
- Ancient reference marks
- Division symbols
- Old printing symbols
- Daggers, in footnotes
- Old manuscript markings
- Dagger-shaped editing marks
More clues leading to the result STARS
- Galactic bits
- Pain, in comics
- Leading players
- "We Are All Made of ___" (Moby)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame sights
- Us people
- Us people?
- * * *
- Oscar winners, often
- Great balls of fire