The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HAT , but the solution may also be ERIE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Universal uClick).
See 42-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HAT | 3 % | 3 |
| BIT | 2 % | 3 |
| YEAR | 2 % | 4 |
| SODA | 2 % | 4 |
| GIVEHIMAJINGLE | 2 % | 14 |
| NOTE | 2 % | 4 |
| FIANCE | 2 % | 6 |
| DIME | 2 % | 4 |
| CLOSESHAVE | 2 % | 10 |
| KENNEDY | 2 % | 7 |
| KIL | 2 % | 3 |
| KILLERBEE | 2 % | 9 |
| STATES | 2 % | 6 |
| OUT | 2 % | 3 |
| LOOPS | 2 % | 5 |
| EMS | 2 % | 3 |
| HOLE | 2 % | 4 |
| LATER | 2 % | 5 |
| RIZZO | 2 % | 5 |
| CAP | 2 % | 3 |
| CAPP | 2 % | 4 |
| HATE | 2 % | 4 |
| NEST | 2 % | 4 |
| PANELS | 2 % | 6 |
| SOTOMAYOR | 2 % | 9 |
| TAI | 2 % | 3 |
| ERIE | 2 % | 4 |
| NEEDLER | 2 % | 7 |
| EMOTIONSFROMATOB | 2 % | 16 |
| EATINTO | 2 % | 7 |
| SET | 2 % | 3 |
| CHIP | 2 % | 4 |
| HURWITZ | 2 % | 7 |
| OMENS | 2 % | 5 |
| TETE | 2 % | 4 |
| WOOD | 2 % | 4 |
| IRONSIDES | 2 % | 9 |
| HEMP | 2 % | 4 |
| EVERYWHERE | 2 % | 10 |
| ALTO | 2 % | 4 |
| BESO | 2 % | 4 |
| BASEBALLSCORE | 2 % | 13 |
| HIGHTAILIT | 2 % | 10 |
| NYLONNUISANCE | 2 % | 13 |
| SEEKOFFICE | 2 % | 10 |
| AOL | 2 % | 3 |
| INBROOKLYN | 2 % | 10 |
| DAKOTA | 2 % | 6 |
| FAM | 2 % | 3 |
| ROSE | 2 % | 4 |
| ALDA | 2 % | 4 |
| ROOM | 2 % | 4 |
| ALAI | 2 % | 4 |
| TOME | 2 % | 4 |
| FIT | 2 % | 3 |
| BUS | 2 % | 3 |
| NIP | 2 % | 3 |
| MAE | 2 % | 3 |
| ETERNE | 2 % | 6 |
| MOS | 2 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 42-Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mashies
- needler
- papoose
- randy
- rule
- wait
- phytane
- barrel
- gal
- lane
- lang
- para
Crossword Answer definitions
HAT noun- A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
- A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.
- Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery.
- A hat switch.
- The háček symbol.
- The caret symbol ^.
- User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot.
- (Cambridge University slang) A student who is also the son of a nobleman (and so allowed to wear a hat instead of a mortarboard).
- To place a hat on.
- To appoint as cardinal.
- (heading, physical) To strike.
- To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- To switch on.
- To briefly visit.
- To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (heading) To attain, to achieve.
- To affect negatively.
- To attack.
- (heading, games) To make a play.
- To use; to connect to.
- To have sex with.
- To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
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 HAT
- Bad-hair day helper
- Porkpie or Panama
- Ring toss?
- Topper
- "Top __" (Astaire flick)
- Bowler or derby
- Bowler or sailor
- It's over your head
- Tricorn or bowler
- Mexican ___ dance
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
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 SODA
- Counter offer?
- Cream or club
- First card turned up in faro
- Fizzling beverage
- Fizzy beverage
- Float ingredient
- Jerk's concoction
- Rickey need
- Scotch's partner
- Something to jerk
More clues leading to the result GIVEHIMAJINGLE
More clues leading to the result NOTE
- It's found in scores
- Quick message
- Short message
- Thank-you item
- Quickie correspondence
- Mark down
- Memo
- Pay attention
- Piece of music
- Whole or half, in music
More clues leading to the result FIANCE
- He'll give you a ring
- Bachelor weekend attendee
- Intended
- Groom-to-be
- Husband-to-be
- Person headed for the altar
- Spouse-to-be
- Betrothed
- Ring giver, usually
- Betrothed.
More clues leading to the result DIME
- Kind of novel
- Place to stop
- Price of a phone call, once
- Quick stop?
- Ten cents
- Thin coin
- Thin specie
- Smallest U.S. coin
- Ad hoc screwdriver
- FDR is on it
More clues leading to the result CLOSESHAVE
- Narrow escape
- Almost cutting yourself with a razor, e.g.
- Near miss
- *Squeaker
- A Pauline "peril," for instance.
- Narrow escape.
- When destiny's hand intervenes.
- Narrow escape: Colloq.
- Narrow squeak.
- See 42-Across
More clues leading to the result KENNEDY
- John, Robert, and Edward surname
- President whose library was designed by Pei
- Big name in politics
- _Ironweed_ author William
- "Ironweed" author
- Half profile?
- "Profiles in Courage" author
- Supreme Court Justice Anthony
- Pulitzer Prize winner for "Profiles in Courage"
- Half portrait
More clues leading to the result KIL
- Metric dist.
- .621 mi.
- Motorway meas.
- About .62 mi.
- About .621 mi.
- One of a league's 4.8: Abbr.
- 3,280.8 ft.
- About .62 mile: Abbr.
- Cell of Irish monk.
- Ancient Irish church.
More clues leading to the result KILLERBEE
- Aggressive stinger
- "SNL" character John Belushi hated playing
- *Aggressive African swarmer
- First recurring "SNL" character
- Member of a sting operation?
- See 42-Across
- Compliment to a champion speller?
- Early Belushi SNL role
More clues leading to the result STATES
- The __ Rights Party of 1948
- Parts of a union
- Kansas, Florida, and Georgia, e.g.
- Conditions
- Tizzies
- Union members
- Electoral blocks
- Union makers
- Nations
- Political-convention groups
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 LOOPS
- Some computer program sequences
- Meanders
- Roller coaster features
- Circuits
- Yo-yo tricks
- Software repetitions
- Closed circuits
- Aerobat's maneuvers
- Stunt pilot's maneuvers
- Figure skating figures
More clues leading to the result EMS
- Letters for thousands
- Merman's pair
- Mime duo?
- Mushroom ends?
- German spa
- Mama's pair
- Middle of summer
- Printer's measures
- Printing measures
- Ambulance letters
More clues leading to the result HOLE
- Bob Hope Classic target
- Duffer's target
- Golfer's target
- Ozone-level decrease
- Aperture
- Donut center
- Hollow space
- Cavity
- Tiger's target
- Mole hangout
More clues leading to the result LATER
- Slangy "so-long"
- Slangy farewell
- "Ciao!"
- "So long!"
- Slangy so-long
- "See you ______, alligator"
- "Can't you see I'm busy?"
- Informal goodbye
- "Bye!"
- After some time
More clues leading to the result RIZZO
- "Grease" role
- Head of The Pink Ladies in "Grease"
- Stockard Channing in "Grease"
- Muppet rat named for a movie character
- Channing's role in "Grease"
- Channing, in "Grease"
- Betty ___ ("Grease" role)
- Hoffman's role in "Midnight Cowboy"
- Character in "Grease" who sings "There Are Worse Things I Could Do"
- See 42-Across
More clues leading to the result CAP
- Beret or beanie
- Bottle top
- Detonating device
- Hat
- Limit
- Salary cut-off
- Lid
- Topper
- Toy gun "ammo"
- Ballplayer's headwear
More clues leading to the result CAPP
- Fearless Fosdick's creator
- Sadie Hawkins Day creator
- Yokum family creator
- Yokum's creator
- Shmoo creator
- "Andy ___"
- Jazz drummer Frank
- Comic Al
- Creator of Dogpatch
- Shmoo inventor Al
More clues leading to the result HATE
- Detest
- Dislike a lot
- Love-__ relationship
- Abhor
- Can't stand
- Despise
- More than dislike
- Loathe
- Object of detestation
- Regrettable, if not tragic, political motivation
More clues leading to the result NEST
- Aerie
- Bird house?
- Bird's-__ soup
- Digs of twigs
- Duck hawk's digs
- Hornbill home
- Mare's __ (hoax)
- Robin's residence
- See 34A
- Snug place
More clues leading to the result PANELS
- Where judges sit
- Comic bits
- Sources of some energy
- Triptych components
- Groups of experts
- Trio in triptychs
- Game-show groups
- Eschews paper, maybe
- Juries
- Triptych sections
More clues leading to the result SOTOMAYOR
- First Latina nominated for the Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Justice from the Bronx
- Justice from the Bronx
- Supreme Court justice who once said "I am a New Yorker, and 7 a.m. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it"
- See 42-Across
More clues leading to the result TAI
- Mai ___ (bar order)
- "__-Pan" (Clavell novel)
- Randy's skating partner
- __ chi (exercise system)
- Cocktail end
- Half a cocktail
- Mai __
- Mai follower
- One of a skating pair
- Skater Babilonia
More clues leading to the result ERIE
- Buffalo's lake
- Keystone State port
- Lake or tribe
- A Great Lake
- Admiral Perry victory site
- Albany's canal
- American canal
- Border lake
- City in Pennsylvania
- Cleveland's lake
More clues leading to the result NEEDLER
- Tease
- Provoker
- Heckler
- One doing a lot of riding
- Noodge
- Heckler.
- One who heckles.
- Expert teaser
- Teasing type
- Taunting type
More clues leading to the result EMOTIONSFROMATOB
More clues leading to the result EATINTO
- Chip away at
- Erode
- Deplete
- Erode gradually, as one's savings
- Consume, as profits
- Gradually deplete
- Corrode
- Compromise, as savings
- Deplete, as profits
- Deplete, as savings
More clues leading to the result SET
- Challenging card game
- Complete group
- Congeal
- Gel
- Get firm
- Jet follower
- Kind of point or shot
- Play opener
- Salon job
- Solidify
More clues leading to the result CHIP
- Wise unit
- Poker piece
- Shoulder appendage for some
- Damage, as pottery
- Ante matter
- Blue ___
- See 42-Across
- Teacup flaw
- Shoulder adornment?
- Kind of shot
More clues leading to the result HURWITZ
More clues leading to the result OMENS
- Portents
- Premonitions
- Prophetic signs
- Signs to heed
- Straws in the wind
- Signs
- Auguries
- Foretokens
- Signs of the times
- Harbingers
More clues leading to the result TETE
- Place for a chapeau
- Head in France
- Head of France
- European head
- French bean?
- Nancy's noggin
- What Pierre puts his hat on
- Beginning and end of a chat?
- Head of France?
- Body part mentioned in "Alouette"
More clues leading to the result WOOD
- Copse
- Lumber
- Lousy conductor
- See 42-Across
- George Harrison's was Norwegian
- Golf club
- Country club club
- Iron alternative
- Fallen candlepins
- Ligneous stuff
More clues leading to the result IRONSIDES
- Nickname of Cromwell's regiment
- Old __: historic warship
- See 42-Across
- Old ___: historic warship
- Warship
- *Old __: Cromwell's nickname
- "Old __" ("U.S.S. Constitution")
- Armor-plated warship
- Part of the Constitution's nickname
- Constitution.
More clues leading to the result HEMP
- Rope fiber
- Stuff people want legalized so they can make shampoo and shirts (yeah, right)
- Rope-making material
- Cannabis sativa
- Rope material
- Cannabis plant
- Mount Vernon crop
- Multipurpose plant
- Woody Harrelson advocates its legalization
- See 42-Across
More clues leading to the result EVERYWHERE
- See 24-Across
- See 42-Across
- See 17-Across
- Ubiquitous.
- Worldwide
- See 25-Across
- See 40-/42-Across
- End of the quip
More clues leading to the result ALTO
- Certain chorister
- Choir member
- Kind of sax
- Palo __
- Prefix with cumulus
- Voice above tenor
- Voice in the choir
- Choir voice
- Chorus girl?
- Part of SATB
More clues leading to the result BESO
- "You Didn't Have to __ Nice"
- Sergio's smooch
- Bordertown kiss
- Kiss: Sp.
- Padre's peck
- Quixote's kiss
- Spanish smooch
- Kiss (Sp.)
- See 28 Across
- Kiss, for Quixote
More clues leading to the result BASEBALLSCORE
More clues leading to the result HIGHTAILIT
More clues leading to the result NYLONNUISANCE
More clues leading to the result SEEKOFFICE
More clues leading to the result AOL
- Big ISP
- Cyberspace inits.
- Large ISP
- Popular ISP
- ISP
- Instant Messenger owner
- Internet provider
- Popular connection
- IM innovator
- Oft-ridiculed ISP
More clues leading to the result INBROOKLYN
More clues leading to the result DAKOTA
- Western tribe member
- Actress Fanning
- Territory whose capital was Yankton
- Plains Indian
- Sioux Indian (6)
- Denzel's "Man on Fire" co-star
- Famed N.Y.C. apartment building
- John and Yoko's New York residence
- Territory divided in 1889
- Storied apartment building west of Central Park, with "the"
More clues leading to the result FAM
- Turkey day visitors, briefly
- "Bruh" relative
- Grp. of relatives
- Holiday visitors, with "the"
- Home bodies, for short?
- Cable guide abbr.
- Cable-guide abbr.
- Mom, pop, and kids
- Rels.
- Taxonomic div.
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 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 ROOM
- Leeway
- Abode division
- Breathing space
- Space
- Part of ER or OR
- "There's ___ for everyone"
- Clue accusation piece
- Hotel reservation
- 1/3 of a Clue accusation
- Chamber
More clues leading to the result ALAI
- Crossworders' game, second half
- End of a ball game?
- Jai __
- Jai ___
- Jai follower
- Crossword game finisher
- Game part
- Half a game
- Jai ____
- Kirghiz range
More clues leading to the result TOME
- Heavy reading?
- MW NI2, for one
- "Sock it ___!"
- Unabridged dictionary, for one
- Big book
- Heavy reading
- Large book
- Weighty volume
- Book you're unlikely to bring on the subway
- "A Dance With Dragons," e.g. -- 1,040 pages, seriously?
More clues leading to the result FIT
- ___ to be tied
- In good shape
- ____ as a fiddle
- Accommodate
- Make ends meet?
- Getting to the gym a lot
- Tailor's concern
- "Wii ___"
- In shape
- Minor jigsaw victory
More clues leading to the result BUS
- City transit
- Kramden's workplace
- Object of a Montgomery boycott
- Frequently chartered vehicle
- Speed speeder
- "Magic ___" (1968 song by The Who)
- "The Wheels on the ___"
- Coach, e.g.
- Kneeling ___
- Peter Pan, e.g.
More clues leading to the result NIP
- Chill
- Tuck's partner
- Winter-air quality
- Winter chill
- Small bite
- Win by a nose
- Quick drink
- Pinch
- Drop to drink?
- Quick sip, as of brandy
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 ETERNE
- Everlasting of old
- Forever, to a poet
- Everlasting, in old poetry (and the name of a Lotus concept car that, sadly for crossword constructors, will probably never exist)
- Perpetual, old-style
- Ne'er-ending
- Ageless, to a poet
- Ev'rlasting
- Perpetual, in poetry
- Forever, in poems
- Lasting forever, poetically