The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 17 letter word KISSINGSANTACLAUS , but the solution may also be POLLOCK 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KISSINGSANTACLAUS | 4 % | 17 |
| TREE | 4 % | 4 |
| MAJOR | 2 % | 5 |
| PICK | 2 % | 4 |
| DEFOE | 2 % | 5 |
| BAYLOR | 2 % | 6 |
| PARADOX | 2 % | 7 |
| ALIBI | 2 % | 5 |
| OUT | 2 % | 3 |
| PARTYFOULS | 2 % | 10 |
| EDIT | 2 % | 4 |
| EQUATION | 2 % | 8 |
| DIET | 2 % | 4 |
| LINCOLN | 2 % | 7 |
| DELIGHTS | 2 % | 8 |
| THEN | 2 % | 4 |
| CHASE | 2 % | 5 |
| AGENTS | 2 % | 6 |
| JETT | 2 % | 4 |
| CROSS | 2 % | 5 |
| WESTERN | 2 % | 7 |
| LINE | 2 % | 4 |
| WHITEFATHER | 2 % | 11 |
| ORGIVEMEDEATH | 2 % | 13 |
| SAMOA | 2 % | 5 |
| CLEAR | 2 % | 5 |
| PAH | 2 % | 3 |
| RIDGE | 2 % | 5 |
| HALL | 2 % | 4 |
| CHAPEL | 2 % | 6 |
| ESTES | 2 % | 5 |
| WRONGTREE | 2 % | 9 |
| BOOM | 2 % | 4 |
| LIGHTNESSOFBEAN | 2 % | 15 |
| FIRST | 2 % | 5 |
| IDO | 2 % | 3 |
| ETERNITY | 2 % | 8 |
| GARFUNKEL | 2 % | 9 |
| TIN | 2 % | 3 |
| USA | 2 % | 3 |
| TENT | 2 % | 4 |
| TEN | 2 % | 3 |
| TAI | 2 % | 3 |
| OFLINGERIE | 2 % | 10 |
| PIE | 2 % | 3 |
| SLIM | 2 % | 4 |
| ROREM | 2 % | 5 |
| THE | 2 % | 3 |
| ROADS | 2 % | 5 |
| POLLOCK | 2 % | 7 |
| NOLTE | 2 % | 5 |
| ETSY | 2 % | 4 |
| LAM | 2 % | 3 |
| LEONI | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 53 Across
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- presents
- hashed
- linus
- lucy
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- patty
- pigpen
- colon
- edward vi
- rule
- lie
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 KISSINGSANTACLAUS
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 MAJOR
- Frank Burns, for example
- Important
- ____ League
- Not minor
- Label one might be called a sellout for signing with
- Main course?
- "___ Dad"
- Big-time
- Student's focus
- Collegian's specialty
More clues leading to the result PICK
- Select
- Make a selection
- Choose
- Play the banjo
- Prospector's tool
- Provoke, as a fight
- Guitar-playing tool
- Guitarist's tool
- Tease, with "on"
- "___ a card, any card..."
More clues leading to the result DEFOE
- Crusoe's creator
- 'Crusoe' creator
- Friday's creator
- "Moll Flanders" author
- Crusoe creator
- Crusoe chronicler
- "A Journal of the Plague Year" author
- "Robinson Crusoe" author Daniel
- Creator of Friday
- He wrote on Friday
More clues leading to the result BAYLOR
- See 53-Across
- Texas's oldest college
- Waco university
- University in Waco
- Waco school
- College at Waco, Tex.
- Waco university.
- Texas university.
- Waco's ___ Bears
- The Bears of Waco
More clues leading to the result PARADOX
- Holiday and Savage?
- Self-contradictory statement
- Seeming contradiction
- Contradiction in terms
- See 53-Across
- "This statement is false," e.g.
- Catch-22
- "I never tell the truth," e.g.
- "I always lie," e.g.
- Self-contradictory thing
More clues leading to the result ALIBI
- "The dog ate my homework?, e.g.
- Cover story?
- Ike's first name?
- "Her ___" (1988 Selleck / Porizkova movie)
- Cover story
- Defense aid
- Excuse
- Handy excuse
- Legal claim
- Acquittal ploy
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 PARTYFOULS
More clues leading to the result EDIT
- Blue-pencil
- Emulate Maxwell Perkins
- More than proofread
- Prepare for publication
- Redact
- Revamp a text
- Revise
- Rework, as a story
- Trim the copy
- Update
More clues leading to the result EQUATION
- Mathematical statement
- See 53 Across
- One place to find an "x"
- It has two sides
- Algebra formula
- E = mc2, for one
- Its two sides are the same
- Math term.
- Algebra problem
- See 37A
More clues leading to the result DIET
- Jenny Craig advice
- New Year's resolution, often
- Popular New Year's resolution
- High weigh sign
- Losing battle?
- Reach for the lite
- South Beach, for example
- Daily regimen
- Losing strategy
- Sugar Busters, e.g.
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 DELIGHTS
More clues leading to the result THEN
- At that time
- In that case
- Now's partner
- At the time
- Not now
- Afterward
- At that point
- "What happened next?"
- Next
- Transition word
More clues leading to the result CHASE
- Run after
- Chevy of comedy
- Pursue
- Salmon in Lincoln's cabinet
- Lincoln treasury secretary
- Many a scene in the Bourne trilogy
- Early SNL comic
- Action sequence
- Early SNL star
- Cat-and-mouse action
More clues leading to the result AGENTS
- FBI guys
- Representatives
- Secret ones
- Spy guys
- Jerry Maguire's ilk
- FBI operatives
- Spies
- House sellers
- FBI employees
- Scully and Smart
More clues leading to the result JETT
- "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" singer Joan
- "Bad Reputation" singer Joan
- Joan of rock
- Blackheart Records founder Joan
- Singer with the Blackhearts
- Rock singer Joan
- "I Love Rock 'N Roll" singer Joan
- Rock musician Joan
- Rocker Joan
- Singer Joan of rock
More clues leading to the result CROSS
- Peevish
- In a nasty mood
- Intersect
- Church figure
- Fit to be tied
- In a bad mood
- Liable to lose it
- Bad-tempered
- Irritated
- Vampire protection
More clues leading to the result WESTERN
- Kind of sandwich
- Cowboy movie
- Oater
- Kind of sandwich or omelet
- Film with saloon scenes
- "High Noon," for one
- "Blazing Saddles," for one
- Gene Autry film
- Omelet type
- Film with stage scenes
More clues leading to the result LINE
- "What's My __?"
- Bank annoyance
- Boat rope
- End to end, on the gridiron
- Pickup delivery?
- Come-on
- Continuous mark
- Cover the inside
- Queue
- Party or clothes follower
More clues leading to the result WHITEFATHER
More clues leading to the result ORGIVEMEDEATH
More clues leading to the result SAMOA
- Where Pago Pago is
- Where RLS wrote "Vailima Letters"
- Pago Pago's place
- Navigator's Islands, today
- Tutuila's group
- American territory
- Navigators' Islands, today
- Thin Mint alternative
- Girl Scout cookie with caramel and coconut
- Where part of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's family is from
More clues leading to the result CLEAR
- Easily understood
- Free from guilt
- Unclouded
- "_____ and Present Danger"
- Loud's partner
- Pass over
- Unblemished
- Weatherman's word
- Unmistakable
- Forecaster's word
More clues leading to the result PAH
- Tuba note?
- Oom-___
- Remark of contempt
- Syllable of disdain
- Oom follower
- Contemptuous exclamation
- Sound of irritation
- "Phooey!"
- "What rubbish!"
- Sound from 35-Down
More clues leading to the result RIDGE
- Potato chip feature
- Bluff
- Chain of hills
- Wavy potato-chip feature
- Hill
- Hogback
- Potato-chip feature
- See 28 across
- Raised strip
- Spine or hogback
More clues leading to the result HALL
- Inner pathway
- Place for a lecture
- Place for a pass?
- Mess site?
- Room connector
- School monitor's beat
- Monitor's beat
- Campus site
- Clue room
- Dining ___
More clues leading to the result CHAPEL
- Wedding venue
- Church feature
- Place to pray
- Place of worship
- Sistine, for one
- Dixie Cups chart-topper, "___ of Love"
- Place for private worship
- Dixie Cups chart-topper "___ of Love"
- Wedding site
- Union site
More clues leading to the result ESTES
- '56 ticket name
- Adlai's 1956 running mate
- Adlai's running mate, 1956
- Colorado's __ Park
- Senator Kefauver
- Park in Colorado
- Politician Kefauver
- __ Park, Colorado
- ___ Park, Colorado
- Padres pitcher Shawn
More clues leading to the result WRONGTREE
More clues leading to the result BOOM
- Bust's opposite
- Baby __
- Prosperous period
- Period of great growth
- Economic upturn
- Good economic news
- Sound of thunder
- Up time
- Period of rapid economic growth
- Overhead microphone pole
More clues leading to the result LIGHTNESSOFBEAN
More clues leading to the result FIRST
- At the head of the line
- Gold-medal position
- Unprecedented
- Who's position
- Winning position
- Leading
- Initial
- "Who's on ___?"
- Gold medalist's place
- Before anything else
More clues leading to the result IDO
- 1966 David Merrick musical, when doubled
- Altar vow
- Altar words
- Common vow
- Last single words
- Response to bailiff's query
- Vow words
- Words for 31D
- Altar declaration
- Altar promise
More clues leading to the result ETERNITY
- "From Here to ___"
- "From Here to __"
- All the time in the world?
- Perpetual notion?
- Calvin Klein fragrance
- Forever
- Classic Calvin Klein fragrance
- Facetious waiting period
- "Architecture aims at __": Wren
- Forever, with "an"
More clues leading to the result GARFUNKEL
More clues leading to the result TIN
- Jack Haley's metal
- Start to type
- Can material
- Oscar statuette, essentially
- Solder component
- __ ear
- Canister
- Element number 50
- Sardine' s home
- Word with whistle or cup
More clues leading to the result USA
- "Born in the __"
- Cable network
- Dream Team letters
- Springsteen's "Born in the __"
- The Beach Boys' "Surfin' __"
- John Dos Passos book
- John Gunther topic
- NAFTA signatory
- Olympics chant
- What to see in your Chevrolet
More clues leading to the result TENT
- Camp housing
- Caterpillar creation
- Kind of stitch
- Kind of stitch or dress
- Mobile home
- Pup, for one
- Scout's shelter
- Big top
- Camp shelter
- Camp sight
More clues leading to the result TEN
- A real knockout, perhaps
- Decade
- Gymnast's goal
- Letterman list count
- Number of toes on a chimpanzee
- Perfect score
- Sawbuck
- Where Hamilton is
- Famous Downing Street address
- Five's partner
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 OFLINGERIE
More clues leading to the result PIE
- Easy dessert
- Stooge missile
- Thanksgiving feast finale
- Apple or peach
- Chart shape
- Don McLean's "American __"
- Quiche, essentially
- Trivial Pursuit piece
- Apple or pizza creation
- Cream confection
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result ROREM
- Composer Ned
- "Air Music" composer
- "Frolic" composer
- Contemporary composer Ned
- Composer Ned who wrote five mini-operas based on Aesop's Fables
- Ned who wrote the opera "Our Town"
- Ned who composed an operatic version of "Our Town"
- "Air Music" composer Ned
- American composer Ned
- American composer Ned ___
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 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 POLLOCK
More clues leading to the result NOLTE
- "North Dallas Forty" star
- Nick of "48HRS."
- "Affliction" star
- "Cannery Row" star
- Murphy's "48HRS." costar
- Nick on the screen
- "48 Hours" star
- "The Prince of Tides" actor
- Actor Nick with a famously embarrassing mug shot
- "48 HRS." star
More clues leading to the result ETSY
- Brooklyn-based crafts website
- Site with "Handpicked Items" on its homepage
- See 53-Across
- Homemade knickknacks website
- Online craft store
- Online crafts vendor
- Online handmade crafts marketplace
- Site with many knitted knickknacks
- Website with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" section
- E-commerce site for crafts
More clues leading to the result LAM
- Beat it
- Escape
- Headlong flight
- Run for it
- Wallop
- Get out of town
- Skip town
- Take a powder
- Felon's exit
- Felonious flight