The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ASH , but the solution may also be ASHES which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in New York Times).
Residue crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASH | 57 % | 3 |
| ASHES | 24 % | 5 |
| DREG | 6 % | 4 |
| DREGS | 4 % | 5 |
| SILT | 3 % | 4 |
| LEES | 3 % | 4 |
| REST | 2 % | 4 |
| REMANENCE | 1 % | 9 |
| SHARDS | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Residue
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.Crossword Answer definitions
ASH noun- The solid remains of a fire.
- The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
- Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
- (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
- What remains after a catastrophe.
- A gray colour, like that of ash.
- To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
- To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
- To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
- (mostly used in the passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.
- A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
- The wood of this tree.
- The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.
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 ASH
- "Louisville Slugger" wood
- Barbecue leftover?
- Bat wood
- Blonde shade
- Campfire fallout
- Elastic furniture wood
- Elastic wood
- Eruption fallout
- Fireplace remnant
- Hardwood
More clues leading to the result ASHES
- Campfire fallout
- Fire leftovers
- Partner of sackcloth
- Start-of-Lent mark
- Wintertime traction aid
- "Angela's ___"
- "Angela's ___": McCourt
- Fireplace dross
- Phoenix source
- What the phoenix rose from
More clues leading to the result DREG
- Small remnant
- Bit of residue
- Bit of sediment
- Bit at the bottom of the cafetière
- Undesirable part
- Small amount of residue
- Bottom-of-the-barrel bit
- Vestige
- Bit at the bottom of the barrel
- Remnant
More clues leading to the result DREGS
- Lees
- Leftovers
- Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff
- Hardly the creme de la creme
- Decanter residue
- Wine sediment
- 101-Across stuff
- Least desirable portion
- Wine-barrel sediment
- Wine-bottle residue
More clues leading to the result SILT
- River sediment
- Sediment deposit
- Tahoe deposit
- Stream deposit
- Delta material
- River deposit
- Bank deposit
- Delta clogger
- Deposit in a bank?
- Fine earth
More clues leading to the result LEES
- Fermentation dregs
- Gitano competitor
- Sediment
- Wine sediment
- Bottom of the barrel
- Majors and Iacocca
- Marvin and Meriwether
- Spike and Pinky
- Cask dregs
- Popular jeans
More clues leading to the result REST
- Caesura
- Take five
- Break
- Kick back
- Moment of silence
- Observe the Sabbath?
- Pause
- Peace of mind
- Take a break
- Take a breather