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 |
| BAYLOR | 2 % | 6 |
| PARADOX | 2 % | 7 |
| ALIBI | 2 % | 5 |
| MAJOR | 2 % | 5 |
| PICK | 2 % | 4 |
| DEFOE | 2 % | 5 |
| EQUATION | 2 % | 8 |
| DIET | 2 % | 4 |
| LINCOLN | 2 % | 7 |
| OUT | 2 % | 3 |
| PARTYFOULS | 2 % | 10 |
| EDIT | 2 % | 4 |
| JETT | 2 % | 4 |
| CROSS | 2 % | 5 |
| DELIGHTS | 2 % | 8 |
| THEN | 2 % | 4 |
| CHASE | 2 % | 5 |
| AGENTS | 2 % | 6 |
| SAMOA | 2 % | 5 |
| CLEAR | 2 % | 5 |
| PAH | 2 % | 3 |
| WESTERN | 2 % | 7 |
| LINE | 2 % | 4 |
| WHITEFATHER | 2 % | 11 |
| ORGIVEMEDEATH | 2 % | 13 |
| WRONGTREE | 2 % | 9 |
| BOOM | 2 % | 4 |
| LIGHTNESSOFBEAN | 2 % | 15 |
| RIDGE | 2 % | 5 |
| HALL | 2 % | 4 |
| CHAPEL | 2 % | 6 |
| ESTES | 2 % | 5 |
| GARFUNKEL | 2 % | 9 |
| TIN | 2 % | 3 |
| USA | 2 % | 3 |
| FIRST | 2 % | 5 |
| IDO | 2 % | 3 |
| ETERNITY | 2 % | 8 |
| PIE | 2 % | 3 |
| SLIM | 2 % | 4 |
| ROREM | 2 % | 5 |
| TENT | 2 % | 4 |
| TEN | 2 % | 3 |
| TAI | 2 % | 3 |
| OFLINGERIE | 2 % | 10 |
| ETSY | 2 % | 4 |
| LAM | 2 % | 3 |
| LEONI | 2 % | 5 |
| THE | 2 % | 3 |
| ROADS | 2 % | 5 |
| POLLOCK | 2 % | 7 |
| NOLTE | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 53 Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sally
- presents
- hashed
- linus
- lucy
- mixed
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result LEONI
- Duchovny's mate
- Actress Téa
- Tea in Hollywood?
- Tea in Hollywood
- Tea in Tinseltown
- Tea of "Spanglish"
- "Deep Impact" star Téa
- "Spanglish" actress
- Star of CBS's "Madam Secretary"
- "Jurassic Park III" star Téa
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