The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LEE , but the solution may also be SYRUP which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
See 38-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEE | 2 % | 3 |
| THE | 2 % | 3 |
| EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE | 2 % | 15 |
| IRAE | 2 % | 4 |
| OUT | 2 % | 3 |
| CLOTHES | 1 % | 7 |
| CAPITAL | 1 % | 7 |
| NOAHSWAYWARDSON | 1 % | 15 |
| WINS | 1 % | 4 |
| DAVIS | 1 % | 5 |
| BALM | 1 % | 4 |
| WXYZ | 1 % | 4 |
| STANDGUNMELTING | 1 % | 15 |
| ABELL | 1 % | 5 |
| UFO | 1 % | 3 |
| ORDOSECLORUM | 1 % | 12 |
| LARK | 1 % | 4 |
| JUMP | 1 % | 4 |
| MINED | 1 % | 5 |
| NOISE | 1 % | 5 |
| ORE | 1 % | 3 |
| FRUITPRESERVES | 1 % | 14 |
| TIGERS | 1 % | 6 |
| CORNERS | 1 % | 7 |
| IRONSINTHEFIRE | 1 % | 14 |
| INDUSHOUSE | 1 % | 10 |
| IJKLM | 1 % | 5 |
| PENCILGRADEBALL | 1 % | 15 |
| KISS | 1 % | 4 |
| SKEDADDLED | 1 % | 10 |
| ACUPUNCTURIST | 1 % | 13 |
| OND | 1 % | 3 |
| UND | 1 % | 3 |
| JUICE | 1 % | 5 |
| SHOTS | 1 % | 5 |
| SCENERYCHEWER | 1 % | 13 |
| TWO | 1 % | 3 |
| LOOKEDOVER | 1 % | 10 |
| ACORN | 1 % | 5 |
| WHEEL | 1 % | 5 |
| LINCOLN | 1 % | 7 |
| SYRUP | 1 % | 5 |
| MAE | 1 % | 3 |
| TOWN | 1 % | 4 |
| SUEYOU | 1 % | 6 |
| OPRY | 1 % | 4 |
| MOCKINGBIRD | 1 % | 11 |
| KANE | 1 % | 4 |
| PERFECT | 1 % | 7 |
| STIRRED | 1 % | 7 |
| JAZZCLUBIMPROV | 1 % | 14 |
| RACE | 1 % | 4 |
| POOR | 1 % | 4 |
| VOTES | 1 % | 5 |
| BOOKS | 1 % | 5 |
| STUV | 1 % | 4 |
| PRESSURESELLING | 1 % | 15 |
| SOCLOSETOME | 1 % | 11 |
| SCENTS | 1 % | 6 |
| OFTHEALPHABET | 1 % | 13 |
| DRIES | 1 % | 5 |
| RASCAL | 1 % | 6 |
| SAC | 1 % | 3 |
| POSTALCODES | 1 % | 11 |
| ABOARD | 1 % | 6 |
| LIME | 1 % | 4 |
| TRAFFICPROBLEM | 1 % | 14 |
| CONGER | 1 % | 6 |
| OVERLOOKED | 1 % | 10 |
| EFGH | 1 % | 4 |
| CON | 1 % | 3 |
| NUT | 1 % | 3 |
| PRO | 1 % | 3 |
| SALTS | 1 % | 5 |
| DOORKNOB | 1 % | 8 |
| DRANG | 1 % | 5 |
| MANTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| THEGAME | 1 % | 7 |
| ORNOT | 1 % | 5 |
| RADIOENTHUSIAST | 1 % | 15 |
| CURIOUS | 1 % | 7 |
| EDITION | 1 % | 7 |
| OTT | 1 % | 3 |
| WELCOME | 1 % | 7 |
| FLAGRAISING | 1 % | 11 |
| TURNINGHIGHWEST | 1 % | 15 |
| GAINS | 1 % | 5 |
| EHRICHWEISS | 1 % | 11 |
| ANYONE | 1 % | 6 |
| MORSECODE | 1 % | 9 |
| TELEVISION | 1 % | 10 |
| THEWALLS | 1 % | 8 |
| LOTT | 1 % | 4 |
| ISNIGH | 1 % | 6 |
| HOLIDAYENTREE | 1 % | 13 |
| JAM | 1 % | 3 |
| ONPOINT | 1 % | 7 |
| EIGHTBALL | 1 % | 9 |
| DAB | 1 % | 3 |
| NOPQR | 1 % | 5 |
| PINMATCHVIEWEND | 1 % | 15 |
| DRIVE | 1 % | 5 |
| USED | 1 % | 4 |
| STICKERPRICES | 1 % | 13 |
| BOY | 1 % | 3 |
| MISSION | 1 % | 7 |
| REGALIA | 1 % | 7 |
| STANDINGBY | 1 % | 10 |
| TOBE | 1 % | 4 |
| TOUGHSITUATION | 1 % | 14 |
| PALS | 1 % | 4 |
| OFFICE | 1 % | 6 |
| ABCD | 1 % | 4 |
| CARNE | 1 % | 5 |
| POLO | 1 % | 4 |
| ELVILLE | 1 % | 7 |
| FIGARO | 1 % | 6 |
| HISTORY | 1 % | 7 |
| SOS | 1 % | 3 |
| AGENDA | 1 % | 6 |
| OFF | 1 % | 3 |
Why may GAINS be the right solution?
The clue "See 38-Across" means that the answer to this clue is related to the answer to another clue, which in this case is "Profits" (which is another word for gains). Therefore, the answer to "See 38-Across" is "GAINS".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 38-Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- economy
- canada
- france
- germany
- hides
- laager
- articulate
- cap
- chap
- conglobate
- roll
- tap
Crossword Answer definitions
LEE noun- A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
- The side of the ship away from the wind.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air.
- Lees; dregs.
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 LEE
- Jeans name
- "Do the Right Thing" director
- "I'm Sorry" singer
- "Malcolm X" director
- Majors in acting
- Remick or Grant
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" author
- Director Spike
- Loos woman
- Majors in acting?
More clues leading to the result THE
- Common title starter
- End preceder
- Overused article
- Everyday article
- Not just any
- Word ignored in alphabetization
- Common article
- Small article
- ___ works (everything)
- More of a quote by 36A
More clues leading to the result EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
More clues leading to the result IRAE
- "Dies ___"
- Dies ____
- Dies ___
- "Dies __"
- Dies ___ (hymn)
- "Dies ___" (Latin hymn)
- Dies __
- Dies ___ (mass part)
- Dies ___ (mass section)
- Dies ___ (requiem movement)
More clues leading to the result OUT
- Away
- Missing
- Not home
- Inning ender
- No longer fashionable
- No longer popular
- See 50A
- Word after pig or butt
- Expose, in a way
- No longer burning
More clues leading to the result CLOTHES
- Tops and such
- Wear
- They have a fit
- Provides with threads
- Duds
- See 38-Across
- Outfit
- Fabled emperor's lack
- Garments
- Threads
More clues leading to the result CAPITAL
- Money
- Pierre or Helena
- Accumulated wealth
- Pierre, e.g.
- The answer to each capitalized clue contains one
- Lincoln or Madison
- With 37-Across, sentence openings, and what the ends of 16-, 23-, 47-, and 57-Across can be when rearranged
- See 37-Across
- Uppercase letter
- Venture need
More clues leading to the result NOAHSWAYWARDSON
More clues leading to the result WINS
- Finishes ahead
- Takes all, perhaps
- Takes first place
- First number in a record
- The 7 in "7-11," perhaps
- Successes
- Pitching statistic
- Stat for Cy Young
- Sports-page stats
- Triumphs
More clues leading to the result DAVIS
- Confederacy president
- __ Cup
- Coveted cup in sports
- Governor succeeded by Schwarzenegger
- Tennis cup name
- Love of golf
- "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" author
- Miles of jazz
- Love on the links
- Jazz trumpeter Miles
More clues leading to the result BALM
- Lotion
- Unction
- Aromatic oil
- Soothing application
- Soothing ointment
- Soothing substance
- Soothing rub
- Lip soother
- First aid ointment
- Ointment to soothe you
More clues leading to the result WXYZ
More clues leading to the result STANDGUNMELTING
More clues leading to the result ABELL
- "___ For Adano"
- Clear as __
- Hersey's "___ for Adano"
- Rings ___ (sounds familiar)
- Clear as ___
- Ring ___ (sound familiar)
- "___for Adano"
- Start of a Hersey title
- "Does this ring __?"
- Hersey title starter
More clues leading to the result UFO
- "The X-Files" topic
- Craft in the tabloids
- ET's craft
- Strange thing in the sky
- "X-Files" topic
- ET craft
- ET's transport
- Roswell sighting
- Sky sight
- Mysterious blip
More clues leading to the result ORDOSECLORUM
More clues leading to the result LARK
- Prank
- Whimsical adventure
- Songbird
- "I'm as happy as a ___"
- Fancy
- Good clean fun
- Whim
- Frolic
- Gambol
- Exalation member
More clues leading to the result JUMP
- Carl Lewis specialty
- Be skittish
- Sky-dive
- Checkers ploy
- Obey with alacrity
- See 38-Across
- Revive, as a battery
- Skydive
- How to get on the bandwagon
- Kangaroo's movement
More clues leading to the result MINED
- Looked for ore
- Dug for coal
- Extracted
- Dug deep
- Dug up
- Went for the gold?
- Went for the gold
- Got material from
- Worked with a pick
- Did some digging
More clues leading to the result NOISE
- Cacophony
- Din
- Heavy metal, to some
- Kind of pollution
- It's a racket
- Library no-no
- Assault on the eardrums
- Much of today's music, to the olds
- See 47-Down
- Urban pollutant
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 FRUITPRESERVES
More clues leading to the result TIGERS
- Wild cats
- 1940 World Series losers
- League team from New Jersey
- Team #1
- 1984 World Series champs
- Siegfried and Roy's cats
- Detroit team
- Fierce competitors
- Ty Cobb's first squad
- 2012 World Series runners-up
More clues leading to the result CORNERS
- Intersection elements
- Convenience store locations, at times
- Buttonholes
- Street sign sites
- See 38-Across
- See 33-Across
- Least gooey brownie pieces
- Ring areas
- Boxing ring foursome
- Nooks.
More clues leading to the result IRONSINTHEFIRE
More clues leading to the result INDUSHOUSE
More clues leading to the result IJKLM
More clues leading to the result PENCILGRADEBALL
More clues leading to the result KISS
- Hershey's treat
- Hershey confection
- Perform mouth-to-mouth?
- Gene Simmons's group
- Smack
- Osculte
- Acknowledge mistletoe
- Conical chocolate
- Osculation
- Campy 1970s band
More clues leading to the result SKEDADDLED
More clues leading to the result ACUPUNCTURIST
More clues leading to the result OND
More clues leading to the result UND
- Kiel conjunction
- Sturm __ Drang
- Sturm ___ Drang
- Cologne conjunction
- German 44-Across
- "Der Hase ___ der Igel" (Brothers Grimm)
- "Girls ___ Panzer" (anime series)
- "Harry Potter ___ der Stein der Weisen" (German version of the first book)
- "Moses ___ Aron"
- "Nacht ___ Träume" (Schubert lied)
More clues leading to the result JUICE
- Diner drink
- Breakfast order
- Electricity
- Breakfast beverage
- Query, part 3
- Lemon extract
- Power
- Moo ___ (milk)
- Fruit quaff
- Electrical power
More clues leading to the result SHOTS
- Jacques Plante stoppages
- Bar fare
- Hypodermic injections
- Quick drinks
- Attempts
- Immunizations
- Bar lineup
- Gunfire
- Immunization granters?
- Attempts on goal
More clues leading to the result SCENERYCHEWER
More clues leading to the result TWO
- Enough to tango
- Safety's value in the NFL
- Tango need
- Company quorum
- One and one
- More than one
- Rarely-seen bill
- Tango requirement
- Phone's ABC
- "Terrible" age
More clues leading to the result LOOKEDOVER
More clues leading to the result ACORN
- Oak nut
- Oak starter
- Squirrel stash
- Start of something big?
- Type of squash
- Org. named in 2008 campaign mudslinging
- ___ squash
- Nut from an oak
- Nut with a "hat"
- Squirrel snack
More clues leading to the result WHEEL
- Cheese serving
- Turning point?
- Potter's device
- Turner on a game show
- Something spun
- Fortuna's prop
- Big-time operator
- Large chunk of cheese
- Roulette need
- Roulette spinner
More clues leading to the result LINCOLN
- Coin portrait since 1909
- Cent figure
- President whose cabinet is profiled in "Team of Rivals"
- Best Picture loser to "Argo"
- One raised on a penny?
- First screen Tarzan
- Author of the quote
- Civil War leader
- County name in 23 states
- "O Captain! My Captain!" subject
More clues leading to the result SYRUP
- IHOP condiment
- Log Cabin, e.g.
- IHOP freebie
- Silver dollar covering
- Waffle improver
- Egg-cream ingredient
- Flapjack enhancer
- Cloying sweetness
- French toast topper
- What Hitchcock used as blood in "Psycho"
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 TOWN
- Word with ghost or cow
- Municipality
- Up or down follower
- Burg
- Country cousin?
- Sticks
- Suburban area
- Map dot
- Cartographic dot
- Itty-bitty city
More clues leading to the result SUEYOU
More clues leading to the result OPRY
- The Grand Ole __
- "Grand Ole ____"
- C&W showplace in Nashville
- Grand Ole ___
- "Live at the ___" (1988 Patsy Cline album)
- Grand Ole __
- Nashville showcase
- "Grand Ole" venue
- Nashville-style music
- Country-music venue
More clues leading to the result MOCKINGBIRD
More clues leading to the result KANE
- Helen, the Betty Boop girl
- Welles citizen
- Welles' citizen
- Batman artist Bob
- His last word was "Rosebud"
- Resident of Xanadu
- Rosebud's owner
- Carol of "Hester Street"
- Welles role
- Owner of Xanadu
More clues leading to the result PERFECT
- Just the ticket
- Earning a 10
- 2400 on your SAT scoresheet is an example of a ___ number
- Like a 10
- Ideal
- See 38-Across
- Flawless, and what can precede the ends of 1-, 20-, 31-, 42-, and 55-Across
- Improve to the max
- Having no faults
- Like a 300 game in bowling
More clues leading to the result STIRRED
- "Shaken, not ___" (James Bond line)
- Emotionally moved
- Showed signs of life
- Began to budge
- Mixed up
- Used a swizzle stick
- Added (in), as per a recipe
- Inflamed
- Mixed in a glass
- Mixed with a spoon
More clues leading to the result JAZZCLUBIMPROV
More clues leading to the result RACE
- 440 or marathon
- Daytona event
- Indy, for one
- Marathon
- Meet event
- It may be three-legged
- Mile or 10K
- Compete
- Compete with Unser
- Indy 500
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result VOTES
- Write-ins
- Runner's goal
- Ballots
- Recount tally
- Participates in a federal election
- Nominee's need
- Primary subject?
- "American Idol" tally
- "American Idol" counts
- November count
More clues leading to the result BOOKS
- Bibliophile's collection
- Library items
- Business records
- They may be cooked
- See 27-Down
- They're bound to sell
- Financial records
- Makes a reservation
- Accountant's concern
- Library loans
More clues leading to the result STUV
- Sequence before W
- R followers
- Queue following R
- String before W
- Alphabet quartet
- R-W linkup
- R-W connection
- R-W link
- R-W hookup
- W's predecessors
More clues leading to the result PRESSURESELLING
More clues leading to the result SOCLOSETOME
More clues leading to the result SCENTS
- Aromas
- Perfumes
- Bloodhound trails
- Sephora emanations
- Aromatherapy cures?
- Hounds' clues
- Bloodhound's clues
- Fragrances
- Flower shop emanations
- Sachet emanations
More clues leading to the result OFTHEALPHABET
More clues leading to the result DRIES
- Helps with the dishes
- Desiccates
- Puts on the line
- ___ up (stops talking)
- Puts on the line?
- Lies in the sun, perhaps
- ___ up (quits talking)
- Hardens, perhaps
- Towels off
- Evaporates
More clues leading to the result RASCAL
- Scoundrel
- Member of Hal Roach's gang
- Alfalfa, for one
- Scamp
- See 38-Across
- Imp
- Devious imp
- Picaresque hero
- Blackguard
- Rogue
More clues leading to the result SAC
- Cul-de-__
- Pouchlike structure
- Animal pouch
- Kangaroo carrier
- Pouch
- USAF group
- Bunt, on a scorecard
- "Get outta here!"
- Air Force grp.
- Anatomical pouch
More clues leading to the result POSTALCODES
More clues leading to the result ABOARD
- Half a conductor's cry
- On the train
- On the bus
- Entrained
- "All ___!"
- On ship
- On the plane
- On base, in baseball
- On, as a plane
- On the ship
More clues leading to the result LIME
- Key fruit
- Margarita garnish
- Rickey ingredient
- Salsa ingredient
- Gardener's purchase
- Gimlet garnish
- Green shade
- ___ curry
- Ade flavor
- Certain twist
More clues leading to the result TRAFFICPROBLEM
More clues leading to the result CONGER
- Scaleless eel
- Japanese sushi eel
- Snaky swimmer
- Large eel
- Eel
- Scaleless eel.
- Eel.
- Kind of eel.
- Food fish.
- See 22 Across
More clues leading to the result OVERLOOKED
More clues leading to the result EFGH
- "I" follows these
- D-I link
- Queue before I
- I lead-in
- D trailers
- String before I
- D-I connectors
- I can follow them
- D followers
- Forerunners of I
More clues leading to the result CON
- Jailer's charge
- Man in the pen
- Joint tenant
- Kind of game
- Take for a ride
- Thimblerig
- Swindle
- __ brio
- One who didn't dodge a charge?
- Spam, often (and the start of a split order of rice porridge)
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result PRO
- Expert
- NBA player
- PGA member
- Tour leader?
- __ forma
- ____ forma
- Indian, Redskin or Chief
- Money player
- Whiz
- Whiz-bang
More clues leading to the result SALTS
- Adds zest to
- Does a post-icestorm chore
- Preserves, in a way
- Seasons
- Smelling ___
- Adds seasoning
- Epsom and table
- Popeye's buddies
- Flavors, in a way
- Pirate types
More clues leading to the result DOORKNOB
- Impromptu coathanger, sometimes
- See 38-Across
- It's good for openers
- Twisted opener
- Impromptu coat hanger
- Relative of a latch.
- Handle of a sort
- Opener of a sort
- Handle
- Necessity for an opening act?
More clues leading to the result DRANG
- Sturm und ___
- Sturm's companion
- Stress, in Stuttgart
- Sturm und __
- Sturm's partner
- "Sturm und ___."
- Sturm und ___.
- "___ nach Osten."
- ___ nach Osten.
- "___ nach Osten"
More clues leading to the result MANTLE
- Cloak
- 1956 Triple Crown winner
- 500 Home Run Club member
- It comprises most of the Earth's volume
- Slugger with a 1956 Triple Crown
- It's a wrap
- Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey
- Sleeveless cloak
- See 38-Across
- Layer of the earth
More clues leading to the result THEGAME
- Compton rapper once under Dr. Dre's tutelage
- 1997 Michael Douglas film
- See 38-Across
- What's "afoot," to Holmes
- When you're "ahead of" it, you're likely to succeed
- Play ___ (abide by the rules).
- Rapper whose 2006 album "Doctor's Advocate" was #1
- 1997 David Fincher film
More clues leading to the result ORNOT
- "Believe it _____"
- "Ready __, here I come!"
- Ready conclusion?
- Words from Ripley
- "Believe it ___"
- Ripley's last words?
- "... then again, I could be wrong"
- [shrug]
- Whether __
- "But I could be wrong"
More clues leading to the result RADIOENTHUSIAST
More clues leading to the result CURIOUS
- Like a fictional George
- Out of the ordinary
- With 63-, 52-, and 64-Across, 2008 Best Picture nominee, with "The"
- Describing a certain unfortunate feline.
- Odd.
- Unusual.
- See 38-Across
- Like a storybook George
More clues leading to the result EDITION
- Word with limited or first
- Early or late follower
- Printing
- Single copy
- Newspaper issue
- Number of impressions
- Dictionary printing
- Issue
- Book's first printing, say
- It may be limited
More clues leading to the result OTT
- Famous Giant
- "The Little Giant"
- Baseball's Mel
- Giant Mel
- Giant of note
- Giants star Mel
- Hall of Famer Mel
- Legendary Giant
- "McGraw's Boy"
- 500-home-run-club member
More clues leading to the result WELCOME
- Mat's word
- Mat word
- Word often seen from above
- "Come right in"
- Word on a mat
- Friendly greeting
- Look forward to
- Greet warmly
- See 38 Across
- What applause may signify.
More clues leading to the result FLAGRAISING
More clues leading to the result TURNINGHIGHWEST
More clues leading to the result GAINS
- Adds a spare tire
- Acquires
- Plusses
- Capital __
- Profits
- Backs' pickups
- Picks up yardage
- Bull's hopes
- Increases
- Brings in
More clues leading to the result EHRICHWEISS
More clues leading to the result ANYONE
- "Volunteers?"
- Potential tennis opponent?
- "Tennis, ___?"
- Popular tennis player?
- "__ Can Whistle" (Sondheim song)
- Nobody in particular
- A single person
- "May I have a volunteer?"
- Tennis invitee?
- "I don't care who!"
More clues leading to the result MORSECODE
- Dots and dashes
- It's all dots and dashes
- Telegraph operator's alphabet
- Telegraph basis
- 1830s communication innovation
- Ham language
- System with dots and dashes
- *Dots-and-dashes system
- Alfred Vail invention
- It's made up of dots and dashes
More clues leading to the result TELEVISION
- See 38-Across
- With 35-Across and 55-Across, Paddy Chayefsky's view of viewing
- P.T. Farnsworth's brainchild
- Technology term from the Greek for "far sight"
- Video.
- Toscanini's newest medium.
- Vidiot's delight.
- Field of entertainment.
- How America will see 17 Across.
- Home entertainment.
More clues leading to the result THEWALLS
More clues leading to the result LOTT
- Dole's Senate successor
- Former Senate Majority Leader
- Ex-senator Trent
- Trent in the Senate
- Football Hall-of-Famer Ronnie
- NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie
- Trent in Congress
- Mississippi politico
- Trent the pol
- Former Mississippi senator
More clues leading to the result ISNIGH
More clues leading to the result HOLIDAYENTREE
More clues leading to the result JAM
- Compress
- Bread spread
- Crush
- Gridlock
- Predicament
- Tight spot
- Toast topper
- Strawberry or blueberry spread
- Traffic trouble
- What the Grateful Dead liked to do?
More clues leading to the result ONPOINT
More clues leading to the result EIGHTBALL
- Billiards game
- It's not good to be behind it
- Popular pool parlor game
- It's sunk at the end of the game
- Popular pool game
- Symbol of a very unfavorable position.
- Symbol from a game of pool.
- Symbol of frustration.
- Nondirectional microphone.
- See 3 Down
More clues leading to the result DAB
- Apply, as ointment
- Smidgen
- Spot of butter
- Pinch
- Pat gently
- Lightly apply
- Bit of cream
- Smidge
- Little bit
- Application of mousse
More clues leading to the result NOPQR
More clues leading to the result PINMATCHVIEWEND
More clues leading to the result DRIVE
- Transport Miss Daisy
- Urge along
- Automatic choice?
- Fire in the belly
- Get-up-and-go
- Google's cloud service
- Campaign
- Start of a hole
- Tee shot
- Sunday excursion
More clues leading to the result USED
- Not new
- Took advantage of
- "Pre-owned," in car ads
- Accustomed
- Depleted
- Kind of bookstore
- Played for a sap
- Pre-owned
- Previously owned
- Tag sale items, mostly
More clues leading to the result STICKERPRICES
More clues leading to the result BOY
- Man, once
- Scout leader?
- Baby in blue
- Tarzan's movie son
- At the circled square, a '90s "TGIF" sitcom
- Breakdancer, in old hip-hop slang
- Little squirt
- Cash's Sue, e.g.
- __ on a Dolphin
- Tarzan's kid
More clues leading to the result MISSION
- See 38-Across
- Pilot's assignment
- Assignment
- Aerospace task
- See 32-Across
- Group of envoys to a foreign country.
- The Alamo, for example.
- Organization for religious work.
- Diplomatic delegation.
- "Impossible" on TV
More clues leading to the result REGALIA
- Crown, scepter, etc.
- Kingly frippery
- Cap and gown, e.g.
- Emblems of royalty
- Frippery
- Party finery
- Finery
- Trappings of royalty
- Kingly trappings
- Ceremonial dress
More clues leading to the result STANDINGBY
More clues leading to the result TOBE
- Start of a Hamlet quote
- "Poltergeist" director Hooper
- Famous soliloquy start
- Hamlet beginning
- Start of a famous quote
- Start of a famous soliloquy
- Future: bride-___
- "It's good __ the king"
- Soliloquy start
- Start of Hamlet's famous speech
More clues leading to the result TOUGHSITUATION
More clues leading to the result PALS
- Buddies
- Best friends
- Good buddies
- Comrades
- Buds on the playground
- Fred and Barney, e.g.
- Bros
- Chums
- Bosom buddies
- The gang
More clues leading to the result OFFICE
- Something to run for
- Place of business
- Kind of pool or park
- Government position
- Sitcom at Dunder Mifflin, with "The"
- Workplace
- Cubicle setting
- See 38-Across
- __ hours
- Microsoft suite
More clues leading to the result ABCD
- Opening lyrics of a children's tune
- Alphabet start
- Opening run
- Children's tune starter
- "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" choices
- Black verse rhyme scheme
- Opening in a popular song for kindergartners
- Well-known beginning
- "Fastest Finger" answer, maybe
- The front four
More clues leading to the result CARNE
- Chili con __
- "Laugh-ln's" "sock-it-to-me" girl
- Chili con ___
- Chili con ____
- Meat, in Mazatlán
- Mexican meat
- Burrito meat
- Chili companion
- Meat in a taco
- ___ picada (burrito stuffing)
More clues leading to the result POLO
- Sport with mounts and mallets
- Prince Charles' sport
- Traveler to Cathay
- Game of chukkers
- Game played on horse-back
- Water sport
- Game with chukkers
- Marco ___
- Lauren's brand
- Game similar to buzkashi, but played with a ball instead of a dead goat
More clues leading to the result ELVILLE
More clues leading to the result FIGARO
- Cat in Pinocchio
- Mozart opera, familiarly
- Barber of Seville
- The Barber of Seville's name
- Mozart's "The Marriage of ___"
- The barber of Seville
- Subject of an opera marriage
- "The Marriage of ___" (opera by today's birthday composer)
- Rossini barber
- "The Marriage of ___"
More clues leading to the result HISTORY
- "___ is bunk." (Henry Ford)
- See 38-Across
- See 16 Across
- Past
- High school subject
- What happened?
- What happened
- American or World follower, in school
- Museum of Natural __
- What Clio was Muse of.
More clues leading to the result SOS
- "____ your old man!"
- ... --- ...
- 911 call
- Brillo alternative
- Call to the USCG
- Titanic's message
- "Mayday!"
- "Send help!"
- Kitchen pad
- Morse message
More clues leading to the result AGENDA
- Exec's schedule
- Meeting handout
- Things to do
- Underlying plan
- Ax to grind, so to speak
- List of jobs
- Minutes at a meeting
- Thing broken down in minutes
- What's in store
- Things to come