The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word THETOP , but the solution may also be FINN which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THETOP | 5 % | 6 |
| SOMESPACE | 3 % | 9 |
| HAW | 3 % | 3 |
| RATA | 3 % | 4 |
| OTT | 3 % | 3 |
| ADAM | 3 % | 4 |
| CANINE | 3 % | 6 |
| NAUT | 3 % | 4 |
| ASTIN | 3 % | 5 |
| OUTS | 3 % | 4 |
| EVIL | 3 % | 4 |
| LOUIS | 3 % | 5 |
| AFTER | 3 % | 5 |
| EBAN | 3 % | 4 |
| DOLL | 3 % | 4 |
| ROAN | 3 % | 4 |
| ALERT | 3 % | 5 |
| ABED | 3 % | 4 |
| OMEN | 3 % | 4 |
| TORO | 3 % | 4 |
| HAND | 3 % | 4 |
| GUEVARA | 3 % | 7 |
| GOD | 3 % | 3 |
| ANGOLA | 3 % | 6 |
| ERR | 3 % | 3 |
| FINN | 3 % | 4 |
| REQ | 3 % | 3 |
| EINSTEIN | 3 % | 8 |
| ALGONQUIAN | 3 % | 10 |
| POOL | 3 % | 4 |
| ZAG | 3 % | 3 |
| EEL | 3 % | 3 |
| EAR | 3 % | 3 |
| FLOE | 3 % | 4 |
| VOTERS | 3 % | 6 |
| OFFENSE | 3 % | 7 |
| DOR | 3 % | 3 |
| LUNAR | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 42-Down
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- barrel
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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 THETOP
- Point of success
- #1 position
- Lonely place?
- Where to take it from?
- Lonely place, so they say
- "Room at ___."
- Room at ___.
- "Room at ___"
- Lonely place
- A lonely place, so they say
More clues leading to the result SOMESPACE
More clues leading to the result HAW
- "Hee-__"
- Hem and __
- Command to a horse
- Hem's partner
- Hee ___
- Turn left
- Word that can mean "hesitate" on its own, but usually partners with "hem"
- "Hee ___"
- Laugh line?
- Turn to the left
More clues leading to the result RATA
- Pro __
- Pro ___
- Pro ____
- Pro follower
- Tat-tat preceder
- __-tat-tat
- Pro ___ (proportionally)
- Pro __ (proportionally)
- Pro __ (in proportion)
- Pro ___ (in proportion)
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 ADAM
- Brother of Hoss
- Economist Smith
- First man
- First mate?
- First of men
- One of the Cartwright boys
- Prime mister
- "Batman" portrayer West
- "Bonanza" son
- "___ 12"
More clues leading to the result CANINE
- Incisor neighbor
- "We'll see how smart you are when the ___ comes ..." (Jay Z lyric about police dogs)
- Jackal or wolf
- Long tooth
- Pooch
- Prominent tooth
- Premolar neighbor
- Boxer or pug
- Eyetooth
- Incisor's neighbor
More clues leading to the result NAUT
- Seagoing (abbr.)
- Maritime: Abbr.
- Of gobs and swabs: abbr.
- Ship-related: Abbr.
- Maritime (abbr.)
- Cosmo- or astro- concluder
- Like some mi.
- Ship-related (abbr.)
- Suffix with cosmo-
- Intl. ___ mile
More clues leading to the result ASTIN
- "Addams Family" actor John
- John of "The Addams Family"
- TV's Gomez Addams
- "Addams Family" actor
- Actor John of "The Addams Family"
- Sean ___ of "24"
- "Lord of the Rings" actor Sean
- Duke's son
- John of The Addams Family
- Actor Sean
More clues leading to the result OUTS
- Baseball threesome
- Six per inning
- Three per inning
- Baseball's trio
- Means of escape
- Scoreboard reflection?
- Scoreboard info
- Sides change after three are recorded
- Ballpark figure?
- Exposes, in a way
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result LOUIS
- Armstrong or Pasteur
- He sang about Dolly
- Heavyweight legend
- Pugilistic Joe
- Popular name for a 12-Down
- ___ XVIII (monarch whose reign was interrupted by the Hundred Days)
- "Satchmo" Armstrong
- Bacteriologist Pasteur
- Trumpeter Armstrong
- Braille or Pasteur
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 EBAN
- "My People" author
- South African-born Israeli politician
- "Diplomacy for the Next Century" author
- "Personal Witness" author
- Abba ___
- Abba ____
- Non-singing Abba
- Israeli politician Abba
- "The Tide of Nationalism" statesman
- Abba of Israel
More clues leading to the result DOLL
- Barbie or Raggedy Ann
- Childs toy
- Barbie
- Barbie or Ken
- Barbie, for one
- Raggedy Ann, e.g.
- Kachina, for one
- Baby shower gift
- Classic Christmas gift
- Tea party guest, perhaps
More clues leading to the result ROAN
- Chestnut horse
- Colorful horse
- Colt color
- Equine color
- Horse of a certain color
- Sorrel
- Horse color
- Brown-and-white horse, e.g.
- Colorful mount
- Bookbinding material
More clues leading to the result ALERT
- Argus-eyed
- Code red, for one
- On one's toes
- Sharp-eyed
- Tip off
- Warn
- Not oblivious
- Storm siren
- Wide awake
- On the ball
More clues leading to the result ABED
- In dreamland
- In the sack
- Not up yet
- Retired
- Under the covers
- Ignoring the alarm
- Sacked out
- Sleeping
- In the land of Nod
- Still in the sack
More clues leading to the result OMEN
- Warning
- "The __" (1976 Gregory Peck film)
- Harbinger
- Portent
- Presage
- Sign of things to come
- 1976 Gregory Peck gothic thriller, "The _____"
- Bellwether in NOME?
- Black cat, maybe
- A sign of things to come
More clues leading to the result TORO
- Corrida animal
- Lawn-mower name
- Fatty tuna
- Corrida beast
- Brand name in lawn care
- Matador's competitor
- Minnesota-based mower maker
- Big name in riding mowers
- Pamplona runner
- Barcelona bull
More clues leading to the result HAND
- Worker
- Follows back and fore
- Kind of organ or brake
- Precedes over and out
- Round of applause
- Straight flush, e.g.
- Helper's loan
- Held cards
- Horse height unit
- Card catalog?
More clues leading to the result GUEVARA
- Cuban Revolution figure
- "Guerrillero Heroico" figure
- Portrait subject of a Diego Maradona arm tattoo
- Cuban Revolution figure Che
- Che ___
- "The Motorcycle Diaries" role
- "The Motorcycle Diaries" author
- "Guerrilla Warfare" author
- See 42-Down
- Author of "Guerrilla Warfare"
More clues leading to the result GOD
- "In ___ we trust"
- Bacchus or Boreas
- Deity
- Helios or Horus
- Object of admiration
- Word on a dollar
- Zeus or Ptah
- Word on a penny
- The big guy or gal upstairs
- "FML"
More clues leading to the result ANGOLA
- Its capital is Luanda
- Land bordered by the Congo
- African nation
- Neighbor of Zambia
- Luanda's land
- Mocamedes Desert's location
- Where kwanzas are spent
- Neighbor of Namibia
- Portuguese-speaking African nation
- Luanda is its capital
More clues leading to the result ERR
- Be human
- Be human?
- Be off the mark
- Be sadly mistaken
- Blow it
- Do the wrong thing
- Drop a popup
- Go astray
- Go wrong
- Goof
More clues leading to the result FINN
- Twain protagonist
- Fictional rafter
- "Huckleberry ___"
- Linux inventor Linus Torvalds, e.g.
- ___ Hudson, main character on "Glee"
- Huck or Mickey
- Sawyer's friend
- Huck on a raft
- Sawyer's pal
- Helsinki native
More clues leading to the result REQ
- Written order: Abbr.
- Not optional: Abbr.
- Necessary: Abbr.
- Not opt.
- Necessary (abbr.)
- Mil. supplies order
- Need (abbr.)
- Mil. demand for supplies
- Strictly mandated (abbr.)
- Opt. opp.
More clues leading to the result EINSTEIN
- Brainiac
- Physicist who published four groundbreaking articles in 1905
- Element 99 was named for him
- Author of the "Annus Mirabilis" papers
- German genius
- Genius
- Relativity researcher
- Mensa member?
- Name synonymous with genius
- "___ on the Beach" (Philip Glass's first opera)
More clues leading to the result ALGONQUIAN
More clues leading to the result POOL
- Word with motor or swimming
- Combine resources
- Combine, as resources
- Game-room game
- Snooker's cousin
- Summer refresher
- Combine
- Billiards relative
- Communal arrangement
- Shark's game
More clues leading to the result ZAG
- Sharp turn
- Zig-___
- Half a drunken path
- Move unpredictably
- Turn one way
- Veer this way
- Abrupt turn
- Deke direction
- Make a sharp turn
- Turn suddenly
More clues leading to the result EEL
- Cave-dwelling fish
- Conger
- Elder elver
- Grown-up elver
- Long swimmer
- Scaleless fish
- Scaleless swimmer
- Sea shocker
- Slippery customer
- Slippery fish
More clues leading to the result EAR
- A muff covers it
- An external organ
- Dumbo's wing
- Flair for music
- Hairstylist's obstacle?
- Hoop site
- Musical acuity
- Pencil holder
- Pencil-holder, at times
- Piercing locale
More clues leading to the result FLOE
- Arctic floater
- Arctic ice mass
- Ice mass
- Arctic hazard
- "March of the Penguins" surface
- Penguin's surface
- Baffin Bay sight
- Drifting ice
- Piece in the global warming debate?
- Berg detachment
More clues leading to the result VOTERS
- Electorate
- Democracy users
- Subjects of tracking polls
- November newsmakers
- Political pollsters' targets
- Ballot casters
- Constituents
- Constituency
- They go to the polls
- Less than 50,000,000 of us.
More clues leading to the result OFFENSE
- Sin
- Scoring ability
- Crime
- Crime or insult
- Subject of a chalk talk
- Transgression
- Football side
- Criminal act
- Infraction
- Playmaking group
More clues leading to the result DOR
- Palme ___ (Cannes award)
- Palme ___
- Golden, to Gaston
- Le Coq ___
- Palme ___ (Cannes film award)
- Tumblebug
- Filmdom's "Palme __"
- "Le Coq __"
- Golden, in Grenoble
- Le Coq __