The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MCRAE , but the solution may also be TAG which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MCRAE | 3 % | 5 |
| CAPRI | 3 % | 5 |
| ANDOUT | 3 % | 6 |
| ROSE | 1 % | 4 |
| LEPEW | 1 % | 5 |
| COLLEGE | 1 % | 7 |
| MAE | 1 % | 3 |
| THAT | 1 % | 4 |
| THEGREAT | 1 % | 8 |
| AUTRY | 1 % | 5 |
| VERA | 1 % | 4 |
| PAPAS | 1 % | 5 |
| BOOZY | 1 % | 5 |
| CASH | 1 % | 4 |
| MUSEUM | 1 % | 6 |
| OTIS | 1 % | 4 |
| PLAY | 1 % | 4 |
| UPTOHERE | 1 % | 8 |
| NUTS | 1 % | 4 |
| ALTS | 1 % | 4 |
| CHOY | 1 % | 4 |
| SHIRT | 1 % | 5 |
| PENN | 1 % | 4 |
| OTO | 1 % | 3 |
| YEAR | 1 % | 4 |
| INN | 1 % | 3 |
| GREAT | 1 % | 5 |
| RUS | 1 % | 3 |
| ORE | 1 % | 3 |
| ACTE | 1 % | 4 |
| THECHIEF | 1 % | 8 |
| REESE | 1 % | 5 |
| PRYNNE | 1 % | 6 |
| ROWED | 1 % | 5 |
| BLORE | 1 % | 5 |
| ROADS | 1 % | 5 |
| GIFFORDS | 1 % | 8 |
| BABA | 1 % | 4 |
| HAMM | 1 % | 4 |
| AMOS | 1 % | 4 |
| SONG | 1 % | 4 |
| IKE | 1 % | 3 |
| TOEYE | 1 % | 5 |
| NODEAL | 1 % | 6 |
| COST | 1 % | 4 |
| STEW | 1 % | 4 |
| TAG | 1 % | 3 |
| MIO | 1 % | 3 |
| SPACEK | 1 % | 6 |
| DESSERT | 1 % | 7 |
| STOAT | 1 % | 5 |
| EDAM | 1 % | 4 |
| TOON | 1 % | 4 |
| NYPD | 1 % | 4 |
| LEASE | 1 % | 5 |
| SAGAN | 1 % | 5 |
| MARVEL | 1 % | 6 |
| AFTER | 1 % | 5 |
| OWL | 1 % | 3 |
| FOOT | 1 % | 4 |
| INTAKE | 1 % | 6 |
| LEAR | 1 % | 4 |
| CURL | 1 % | 4 |
| WHIM | 1 % | 4 |
| CETERA | 1 % | 6 |
| ASIMOV | 1 % | 6 |
| ALDA | 1 % | 4 |
| AGRA | 1 % | 4 |
| LALA | 1 % | 4 |
| GREECE | 1 % | 6 |
| NCAA | 1 % | 4 |
| TREE | 1 % | 4 |
| EAU | 1 % | 3 |
| GUTHRIE | 1 % | 7 |
| ONE | 1 % | 3 |
Why may TAG be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 12-Down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- whim
- arab
- baba
- trout
- tuna
- rene
- lund
- pard
- strike
- string
- hang
- rise
Crossword Answer definitions
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 MCRAE
- Jazz singer Carmen
- Jazz vocalist Carmen
- Jazz great Carmen
- Carmen of jazz
- Jazz singer and pianist Carmen
- Hal of the '70s-'80s Royals
- Carmen of jazz fame
- Former Royals manager Hal
- Bluesy Carmen
- Hal of the 1985 World Champion Kansas City Royals
More clues leading to the result CAPRI
- Bay of Naples island
- Blue Grotto site
- Blue Grotto locale
- Isle of song
- Italian isle
- Kind of pants that are shorts-like
- Tyrrhenian Sea island
- Gulf of Naples resort island
- Bay of Naples site
- Island in the Bay of Naples
More clues leading to the result ANDOUT
More clues leading to the result ROSE
- American Beauty
- "My Wild Irish ___"
- Floral gift
- Appreciated in value
- Color of some glasses?
- Proliferated
- Thorny bush
- Abie's girl
- Golden Girl
- One of the Golden Girls
More clues leading to the result LEPEW
- Cartoon skunk Pepe
- Pepe of the comics
- Looney Tunes lover
- Looney Tunes surname
- Skunk Pepe
- Pepe who said "You are ze corned beef to me, and I am ze cabbage to you."
- Warner Bros.' Pepé
- Pepe of toons
- Romantic skunk Pepe
- Amorous skunk Pepe
More clues leading to the result COLLEGE
- Boston __
- What's central to each of the theme entries
- Place of study
- The halls of learning
- Degree conferrer
- Dartmouth, e.g.
- Learning locale
- Word from the Latin for "community"
- See 12-Down
- Society of scholars.
More clues leading to the result MAE
- West of "I'm No Angel"
- Ginnie __
- Miss West
- W.C.'s "little chickadee"
- West of Hollywood
- ___ West
- Fannie or Ginnie
- Screen siren West
- A Fannie
- Daisy ___ Yokum
More clues leading to the result THAT
- "Oh, no! Not __!"
- Not this
- "Imagine ___!"
- "___ Girl" ('60s comedy)
- TV's "____ Girl"
- The object yonder
- Either blank in "___ guy in ___ thing"
- "Fancy ___!"
- What this isn't
- "Let's have no more of ___!"
More clues leading to the result THEGREAT
- Alexander or Constantine
- Epithet for Catherine or Peter
- Words after Peter or Alexander
- Alexander epithet
- Epithet for Alexander
- With 55 Across, '40 Chaplin film
- Alexander or Gatsby.
- Alexander ___
- See 12-Down
- Moniker for Alexander or Herod
More clues leading to the result AUTRY
- Singing cowpoke
- Crooning cowpoke
- "The Singing Cowboy"
- Gene on Champion
- Gene of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" fame
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" singer Gene
- Cowboy/actor Gene
- Champion rider?
- Film cowboy Gene
- "Back in the Saddle Again" singer Gene
More clues leading to the result VERA
- Miles of "Psycho"
- Wartime singer Lynn
- Actress Miles
- See 35D
- Designer Wang
- "Up in the Air" star Farmiga
- Bradley in fashion
- Handbag maker Bradley
- Wang of fashion
- ___ Bradley handbags
More clues leading to the result PAPAS
- Daddies
- Men of the house
- 1/2 of a 60's quartet
- Half of a '60s pop group
- Actress Irene
- John and Denny
- Half a 1960s quartet
- Synonym for 118 across
- Half a '60s pop group
- Greek actress Irene
More clues leading to the result BOOZY
More clues leading to the result CASH
- Barrelhead topper
- Bread or cabbage
- Money
- Singer Johnny
- "I Walk the Line" singer
- "All You Need Is ___" (mockumentary about the Rutles)
- Folding money
- Barrelhead bills
- Cabbage
- Cheddar
More clues leading to the result MUSEUM
- Met in New York, say
- Louvre or Uffizi
- The Hirshhorn in Washington, e.g.
- Exhibition site
- The Met, e.g.
- Place for public hangings
- Art aficionado's hangout
- Urban tourist attraction
- Curator employer
- Tourist spot
More clues leading to the result OTIS
- Big name in elevators
- Elevator innovator
- Mayberry jail habitue
- Mayberry jail regular
- Singer Redding
- "Miss ___ Regrets"
- American soul singer Redding
- Andy Griffith show's drunk
- Elevator pioneer Elisha
- __ Redding
More clues leading to the result PLAY
- Assembly show
- Word with squeeze or power
- Broadway offering
- Off-Broadway offering
- Stage offering
- Android app store
- Google Android Market successor
- Have fun
- It's seen when you draw the curtain
- Cassette function
More clues leading to the result UPTOHERE
- Where some have had it
- Where you might've had it
- Words said with an exasperated flourish
- Where the disgusted have had it
- Swamped, idiomatically
- See 26-Across
- See 13-Down
- See 12-Down
- How some have had it
More clues leading to the result NUTS
- Enthusiastic
- They may be mixed
- Not playing with a full deck
- "Darn!"
- Batshit
- Cracked
- Phooey
- Long after soup
- Message from McAuliffe
- Chipmunk chow
More clues leading to the result ALTS
- Pilot's concerns
- Fliers' concerns: Abbr.
- Elevs.
- Hts.
- Mtn. figures
- See 12-Down
- Mtn. measurements
- Contingencies: abbr.
- Hgts.
- Space bar bookends
More clues leading to the result CHOY
- Bok ___ (Chinese cabbage)
- Bok ___ (Chinese vegetable)
- Bok follower
- Bok ___
- Bok __
- See 12-Down
- See 60-Across
- Bok __: cabbage
- Bok __: Chinese cabbage
- Bok __ (cabbage type)
More clues leading to the result SHIRT
- Polo, for one
- Keep one's ____ on
- "Keep your __ on!"
- Polo, e.g.
- Unlucky investor's loss
- Top
- T, e.g.
- Bettor's big loss
- It has arms but not legs
- It has a tail but no legs
More clues leading to the result PENN
- 1681 Quaker colony founder
- Actor Sean
- Early Quaker settler
- "Dead Man Walking" star Sean
- English Quaker colonizer
- Ivy in Philly
- "Bonnie and Clyde" director
- Teller's partner
- 2008 Best Actor winner
- Actor Kal of the Harold and Kumar movies
More clues leading to the result OTO
- Western native
- Platte Valley denizen
- Ear-related prefix
- Native Oklahoman
- Certain Oklahoman
- Palindromic Nebraskan natives
- Ear (prefix)
- Ear: Prefix
- Word form for "ear"
- Ear opening?
More clues leading to the result YEAR
- 88 Earth days, on Mercury
- Calendar length, usually
- Five-__ Plan
- From the __ one (for ages)
- Twelve months
- Man of the ___
- Scorpio-Libra
- Senior, for one
- Time span
- Wine-bottle datum
More clues leading to the result INN
- Bed-and-breakfast
- Lodge
- Motorist's refuge
- Roadhouse
- Rustic stopover
- Lodging
- Lodging house
- Roadhouse for travelers
- Stopover
- Traveler's stop
More clues leading to the result GREAT
- "__ Balls of Fire"
- Fantastic!
- Like Frederick or Alexander?
- Magnificent
- Eminent
- Fabulous
- Hall of Famer, e.g.
- Five-star
- Ginormous
- Stupendous
More clues leading to the result RUS
- Toys __
- See 12-Down
- Tsar's land: Abbr.
- Neighbor of Ukr.
- Former SSR unit
- Toys ___
- Toys ___ (chain store)
- Belarus abutter: Abbr.
- East Slavic lang.
- Lang. of 27-Across
More clues leading to the result ORE
- Cinnabar
- Contents of some pockets
- Forty-niner's quest
- Galena, e.g.
- Groundbreaklng discovery
- Hematite, e.g.
- It gets picked out
- Metal source
- Metalliferous rock
- Mine find
More clues leading to the result ACTE
- Entr'__
- Entr' __ (musical interlude)
- "Tartuffe" part
- Entr'___ (intermission)
- "Tartuffe" segment
- Part of a Molière play
- Entr'___
- French play part
- Entr'___ (theatre interval)
- Entr'___ (play break)
More clues leading to the result THECHIEF
More clues leading to the result REESE
- Actress Della
- Baseball's Peewee
- Della of song
- Della or Peewee
- Ebbets Field great
- Ex-Dodger shortstop
- Old Dodger shortstop
- Pee Wee or Della
- Peewee of the Dodgers
- Artful Dodger
More clues leading to the result PRYNNE
- Hawthorne's pariah
- Hester of "The Scarlet Letter"
- Hawthorne heroine
- She got an A in literature
- Hawthorne's adultress
- Hawthorne's "A" wearer
- "The Scarlet Letter" surname
- Hawthorne character
- "Scarlet Letter" character
- See 12-Down
More clues leading to the result ROWED
- Propelled a boat
- Moved the boat, in a way
- Competed in crew
- Took part in crew
- Emulated Silken Laumann
- Used a paddle
- Used oars
- Plied paddles
- Took part in a regatta
- Did some sculling
More clues leading to the result BLORE
- Scott's Abbotsford architect
- English actor Eric
- Eric of the 1937 film "Shall We Dance?"
- Character actor Eric
- English comic actor
- Character-actor Eric
- Eric of films
- Movies' Eric
- Actor Eric ___: 1888-1959
- Eric of movies
More clues leading to the result ROADS
- Highways and byways
- Last word of the movie "Back to the Future"
- They may have forks
- Word that goes in either blank in the classic movie quote "___? Where we're going we don't need ___"
- Fork options
- Map lines
- Rome leaders?
- Abbey, Savile, et al.
- Some warriors' ways
- Avenues
More clues leading to the result GIFFORDS
More clues leading to the result BABA
- Ali ___
- Rum cake
- Rum-soaked cake
- ___ Wawa (Radner character)
- __ au rhum
- Cake with currants
- Cake with rum and raisins
- Rich rum cake
- Treat with currants
- Cake with rum
More clues leading to the result HAMM
- Soccer's Mia
- "Mad Men" star Jon
- Jon of "Mad Men"
- Garciaparra's soccer-playing wife
- Soccer star who wrote "Go for the Goal"
- Jon with eight Emmy nominations for "Mad Men"
- Mia of the USA World Cup soccer team
- Soccer star Mia
- Mia of soccer fame
- Mia of soccer
More clues leading to the result AMOS
- "Famous" cookie man
- Cookie King Wally
- Singer Tori
- Tori or Famous
- "Famous" chip maker
- Andy's partner
- Book after Joel
- Book after Joel (4)
- Cookie guy
- Cookie man
More clues leading to the result SONG
- Musical poem
- Nightclub number
- Bars that often close about three minutes after they open?
- Something to render
- Karaoke selection
- Thing that many people break into
- iTunes purchase
- Noted composition?
- Medley component
- Request for a deejay
More clues leading to the result IKE
- '50s nickname
- A Turner
- He succeeded Harry
- One of the Clantons
- 1950s political nickname
- Barinholtz of "The Mindy Project"
- Moniker for a hurricane or a president
- "South Park" kid
- Tina's ex
- WWII commander
More clues leading to the result TOEYE
More clues leading to the result NODEAL
- Negotiator's turndown
- Response to an offer
- One answer on a game of chance
- Bad words for businessmen
- Business refusal
- "Nix on that"
- "Sorry, Charlie"
- Opposite of "I'll sign!"
- "Forget about it!"
- "Forget it!"
More clues leading to the result COST
- __-effective
- __-justify (make a business case for)
- Asking price
- Price
- Part of COLA
- Sell for
- Go for
- "What does it ___?"
- Number on a jacket
- Tag line?
More clues leading to the result STEW
- Astrologer to Elizabeth I
- Bouillabaisse
- Burgoo, e.g.
- Crockpot concoction
- Hobo fare
- Slow-cooked meal
- Worry
- Agonize over
- Bouillabaisse, for one
- Cold weather meal
More clues leading to the result TAG
- Child's play
- Label
- "You're it!"
- Game with an "it"
- "Do Not Remove" item on a sofa
- "You're it!" game
- "___! You're it!"
- Playground game
- "Do Not Remove" item on a pillow
- Game for it?
More clues leading to the result MIO
- "O Sole __"
- "O Sole ___"
- "Caro ___ ben" (Giordani aria)
- Mine in Monterrey
- "'O Sole __'"
- "O Solo ___"
- "O Sole ___" (operatic song)
- Puccini's "O ___ babbino caro"
- "O ___ babbino caro" (Puccini aria)
- See 66-Across
More clues leading to the result SPACEK
- Hollywood's Sissy
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" actress
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" star
- "Coal Miner's Daughter" Oscar-winner Sissy
- Sissy on the screen
- Sissy of film
- She played Loretta Lynn
- Actress Sissy
- "In the Bedroom" Oscar nominee
- See 12-Down
More clues leading to the result DESSERT
- Meal closer
- Ice cream or cake, maybe
- Ice cream or pie
- Baklava, for one
- Turnover, e.g.
- Menu entry
- Pie or pudding
- Check preceder, often
- Final course
- Pudding or cake
More clues leading to the result STOAT
- Brown ermine
- Summer weasel
- Ermine
- Summer ermine
- Short tail weasel
- Weasel that's an invasive species
- Weasel relative
- Mink kin
- Big ermine
- Brown-coated ermine
More clues leading to the result EDAM
- A cheese
- Cracker cheese
- Dutch cheese
- Gouda alternative
- Mild cheese
- Netherlands town
- Red-coated cheese
- Wax-coated cheese
- Cheese city
- Dutch treat
More clues leading to the result TOON
- Garfield
- Roger or Jessica Rabbit
- Animated character, briefly
- Baby Herman, for one
- Adult Swim character
- Any "Metalocalypse" character
- Any member of the TV band Dethklok, e.g.
- Any of the Griffins on "Family Guy," e.g.
- Any Adult Swim character, for short
- Ren or Stimpy, e.g.
More clues leading to the result NYPD
- Queens guards?: Abbr.
- 9/11 heroes
- Target of some "I Can't Breathe" protests
- "__ Blue"
- Serpico's grp.
- Big Apple cops
- "Law & Order" org.
- TV's "___ Blue"
- "___ Blue"
- Dennis Franz's TV squad
More clues leading to the result LEASE
- Charter
- Landlord's contract
- New-car contract
- Occupation contract
- Tenant's contract
- Car contract
- Flat agreement
- Landlord's guarantee?
- Rent
- Rent a U-Haul
More clues leading to the result SAGAN
- "Cosmos" author
- Astronomer Carl
- Author of "Contact"
- "Contact" author Carl
- "Contact" writer
- Contact novelist
- "Cosmic Connection" author
- Cosmos creator
- "Billions and billions" astronomer
- "Cosmos" host
More clues leading to the result MARVEL
- Big name in comics
- Be stunned
- Publisher of "Iron Man" comics
- Wonder
- See 12 Down
- Phenomenon
- Be amazed (at)
- Amazing thing
- Be amazed
- Spectacle
More clues leading to the result AFTER
- Behind in place
- Clapton's "__ Midnight"
- Following
- ___ a fashion
- ___ the fact
- Later on
- M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi film starring members of the same immediate family (May 31)
- Pursuing
- Diet ad photo caption
- Photo for comparison
More clues leading to the result OWL
- Nocturnal bird
- Pussycat partner
- "The ___ And The Pussycat"
- Noiseless flier
- Nocturnal flier
- Nocturnal one
- Saw-whet
- Spotted or barn
- Temple mascot
- Wise one
More clues leading to the result FOOT
- Pump filler?
- Ruler's length
- Sofa part on the floor
- Length unit
- Extremity
- Trochee or anapest
- Pump filler
- Bottom
- Pedal pusher
- About 30.48 centimeters
More clues leading to the result INTAKE
- Consumed amount
- Breathe in
- Engine opening
- Kind of valve
- Opening by which a fluid is admitted
- Amount consumed
- Calorie count for the day, say
- Engine part with an air filter
- Pipe opening
- What one eats
More clues leading to the result LEAR
- Cordelia's father
- Private-jet maker
- Regan's dad
- Shakespeare's king
- Shakespearean king
- "Maude" creator Norman
- Shakespeare's legendary king
- Goneril's dad
- Kind of jet
- Scofield role
More clues leading to the result CURL
- Weightlifter's rep
- Body builder's rep
- Tress
- Permanent result
- Biceps strengthening exercise
- Dumbbell move
- Pompadour feature
- Ringlet
- Biceps exercise
- Weightlifting move
More clues leading to the result WHIM
- Fancy
- Sudden impulse
- Caprice
- Passing fancy
- Impulse
- Capricious notion
- Sudden fancy
- Freakish fancy
- Sudden idea
- Crazy idea
More clues leading to the result CETERA
- Chicago's Peter
- "25 or 6 to 4" singer Peter
- See 12-Down
- Onetime Chicago frontman Peter
- "Glory of Love" singer Peter
- Et ___ (and so forth)
- Et ___
- Peter of Chicago
- Singer Peter
- Et ___ (and so on)
More clues leading to the result ASIMOV
- One of the Big Three of science fiction
- Science fiction writer who formulated the Three Laws of Robotics
- I, Robot author
- "I, Robot" writer
- Prolific writer Isaac
- Author whom Carl Sagan called "the greatest explainer of the age"
- He wrote guides to Shakespeare and the Bible
- Sci-fi writer Isaac
- "Foundation's Edge" author Isaac
- "I, Robot" author
More clues leading to the result ALDA
- "Rhapsody in Blue" actor
- Burghoff's co-star
- Pierce player
- TV's Hawkeye
- Acting father or son
- Pierce in MASH
- Robert or Alan
- Alphonso D'Abruzzo
- "Same Time, Next Year" star
- Alan of "The West Wing"
More clues leading to the result AGRA
- City southeast of New Delhi
- Indian tourist mecca
- Mogul capital until 1658
- Taj Mahal site
- City on the Yamuna River
- Taj Mahal locale
- Temple site
- Uttar Pradesh city
- City on the Jumna River
- City with three UNESCO World Heritage Sites
More clues leading to the result LALA
- Singing syllables
- Tra follower
- Tra followers
- __ Land (Los Angeles)
- Musical sounds
- Tra __
- {"I can't remember the words..."}
- Mrs. Carmelo Anthony
- ___ Land (Hollywood)
- "I forgot the words" syllables
More clues leading to the result GREECE
- Prince Philip's birthplace
- NATO member
- Country where Zeus was worshiped
- EU member that's the subject of many a bailout
- Land of Papandreou
- Where Demotic is spoken
- Aegean-Ionian divider
- Where Rhodes is
- Plato's land
- Cradle of Western civilization
More clues leading to the result NCAA
- Basketball-tourney org.
- Sports org.
- "March Madness" org.
- School sports org.
- Univ. sports org.
- Another hoops org.
- College sports org.
- Final Four org.
- Campus sports org.
- Sports org. with softball, water polo, bowling, and others
More clues leading to the result TREE
- Corner
- Elder or alder
- Family chart
- Family or shoe follower
- Genealogical diagram
- Genealogist's sketch
- Kind of frog or squirrel
- Kind of surgery
- Leaf shedder
- Palm, e.g.
More clues leading to the result EAU
- Perfume-label word
- The Seine is full of it
- __ de toilette
- Wasser west of Weimar
- ___ de cologne
- ____ de cologne
- Arles water
- __ de cologne
- 15-Across, across the Pyrenees
- Parfumerie word
More clues leading to the result GUTHRIE
- "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" songwriter
- His guitar read "This Machine Kills Fascists"
- "The City of New Orleans" singer Arlo
- "This Land is Your Land" songwriter
- Oklahoma's first state capital
- "This Land Is Your Land" composer
- His novel won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize.
- Tyrone or Arlo
- "This Land Is Your Land" composer/singer
- See 59-Across