The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KNIFE , but the solution may also be REFS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
See 58-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KNIFE | 3 % | 5 |
| STANLAUREL | 2 % | 10 |
| NINE | 2 % | 4 |
| TONIGHTSHOW | 2 % | 11 |
| DEE | 2 % | 3 |
| NIGHTSDREAM | 2 % | 11 |
| LEE | 2 % | 3 |
| CHORTLE | 2 % | 7 |
| LUIS | 2 % | 4 |
| ODETS | 2 % | 5 |
| RUN | 2 % | 3 |
| SMOKE | 2 % | 5 |
| HOOPS | 2 % | 5 |
| RASH | 2 % | 4 |
| KIST | 2 % | 4 |
| CENTER | 2 % | 6 |
| TIRE | 2 % | 4 |
| REFS | 2 % | 4 |
| FBI | 2 % | 3 |
| RED | 2 % | 3 |
| GIGGLE | 2 % | 6 |
| THROUGHTHEGRAPEVINE | 2 % | 19 |
| CUTIE | 2 % | 5 |
| ROSE | 2 % | 4 |
| TAUTOLOGY | 2 % | 9 |
| IDIOT | 2 % | 5 |
| PAN | 2 % | 3 |
| ROLL | 2 % | 4 |
| BURSTOUTLAUGHING | 2 % | 16 |
| TRUMAN | 2 % | 6 |
| BARTHOLDI | 2 % | 9 |
| EINSTEIN | 2 % | 8 |
| RECALLIT | 2 % | 8 |
| RACE | 2 % | 4 |
| MICHAEL | 2 % | 7 |
| TITTER | 2 % | 6 |
| ONESTHROAT | 2 % | 10 |
| CURRIER | 2 % | 7 |
| LUMET | 2 % | 5 |
| STONES | 2 % | 6 |
| CAMERA | 2 % | 6 |
| BYATHREAD | 2 % | 9 |
| CRACKUP | 2 % | 7 |
| PARTS | 2 % | 5 |
| TAA | 2 % | 3 |
| ALDA | 2 % | 4 |
| DOVEY | 2 % | 5 |
| TORME | 2 % | 5 |
| SECRETSURFACE | 2 % | 13 |
| QUARTET | 2 % | 7 |
| ONION | 2 % | 5 |
| TRADE | 2 % | 5 |
| ALAI | 2 % | 4 |
| ATEIT | 2 % | 5 |
| AMIN | 2 % | 4 |
| STUDY | 2 % | 5 |
| GUFFAW | 2 % | 6 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
KNIFE noun- A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
- Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
- To cut with a knife.
- To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
- To cut through as if with a knife.
- To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut
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 KNIFE
- Take a stab at
- Leatherman tool
- Mack of song
- Stiletto
- "Clue" weapon
- Prop for Crocodile Dundee
- It may be drawn to scale?
- Bowie's weapon
- Cutler's product
- Part of a place setting
More clues leading to the result STANLAUREL
- Half a legendary comedy duo
- "Saps at Sea" costar
- 1961 recipient of an Honorary Award Oscar
- "Block-Heads" co-star, 1938
- Oliver Hardy's partner
- See 58 Across
- "Babes in Toyland" costar
- "Sons of the Desert" star
- Movie comedian.
- Skinny comic
More clues leading to the result NINE
- Cloud ____ (elated state)
- Not exactly a ten
- Number of Muses
- Number on a diamond
- Sayers' "The __ Tailors"
- Sayers' "The __ Tailors"·
- Sayers' "The ____ Tailors"
- Three square
- 1/2 a round
- Baseball number
More clues leading to the result TONIGHTSHOW
- With "The," post-prime time fare since the '50s, four of whose regular hosts appear in sequence in the answers to starred clues
- Bailiwick of 60 Across
- See 58-Across
More clues leading to the result DEE
- 60 or so average
- Actress Wallace-Stone
- Chef Boy-ar-__
- Gidget portrayer Sandra
- Pee __ River
- Report-card ruiner
- Ruby or Sandra
- "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___"
- Actress Ruby
- Actress Sandra
More clues leading to the result NIGHTSDREAM
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 CHORTLE
- "Jabberwocky" portmanteau that entered popular usage
- Laugh
- Jabberwockian laugh
- Laugh in exultation
- Satisfied laugh
- Laugh gleefully, as upon slaying the Jabberwock
- Word for a laugh coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky"
- Laugh coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky"
- Laugh gleefully
- See 58-Across
More clues leading to the result LUIS
- San ____ Obispo, CA
- San ____ Obispo, California
- San __ Obispo, California
- Actor Guzmán
- Filmmaker Buñuel
- Physics Nobelist Alvarez
- Puerto Rico's governor Fortuño
- Soccer player Suárez known to bite opponents
- Soccer star Suarez
- Spanish filmmaker Buñuel
More clues leading to the result ODETS
- "Awake and Sing" dramatist
- "Golden Boy" writer
- "Golden Boy" writer Clifford
- "Waiting For Lefty" playwright
- "Golden Boy" playwright
- "Golden Boy" dramatist
- "The Country Girl" playwright
- Playwright Clifford
- Group Theatre playwright
- Dramatist Clifford
More clues leading to the result RUN
- Duration
- Compete in a race
- Flow
- Turn tail
- Beat a retreat
- Get cracking
- Series, in cards
- Go office-hunting?
- "___ and Tell That" ("Hairspray" song)
- Do like Santorum
More clues leading to the result SMOKE
- Preserve meat
- Tennessee Williams' "Summer and ___"
- Combustion evidence
- What it went up in
- Parliament output
- Pre-telegraphic signal
- Fire sign?
- Fire giveaway
- Fireworks-show byproduct
- Cloud contents, perhaps
More clues leading to the result HOOPS
- Certain earrings
- Hula ___
- Hula in them
- Basketball
- B-ball
- Basketball, slangily
- Roundball
- Basketball needs
- Wickets
- This puzzle's theme, familiarly
More clues leading to the result RASH
- Calamine lotion target
- Itchy outbreak
- Skin eruption
- Acting too hastily
- Allergic reaction
- Devil-may-care
- Hives, e.g.
- Impulsive
- Poison-ivy consequence
- Unthinking
More clues leading to the result KIST
- Star__ tuna
- Star-___ tuna
- Star___ (tuna brand)
- Commercial ending with Star or Sun
- Star__
- Commercial suffix with Star
- Touched gently, to a poet
- See 58 Across
- Star-__ tuna
- Star-__ (Bumble Bee rival)
More clues leading to the result CENTER
- You'll find it at the midpoint
- Shaq, for one
- Hoops position
- Offensive linesman
- Toyota ___
- Abdul-Jabbar, e.g.
- Jump-ball participant
- Court giant
- Unseen part of a bonbon
- Position Bill Russell played for the Celtics
More clues leading to the result TIRE
- Get bored
- It's a spare for a flat
- Poop out
- Run out of gas
- Trunk item
- Be fed up with
- Wear down
- Wear out
- Fatigue
- Akron export
More clues leading to the result REFS
- WWF officials
- Court adjudicators
- Ring officials
- Court whistlers
- Gridiron judges
- WBC workers
- Traveling whistlers?
- Whistle blowers
- Traveling callers
- Court figures
More clues leading to the result FBI
- Sting gr.
- "C-16" org.
- Govt. org.
- Snoop gr.
- Department of Justice div.
- Org. that got Dillinger
- Org. that sets up and then takes credit for foiling terrorist plots
- Sandra Bullock's character's org. in "Miss Congeniality"
- Org. behind the COINTELPRO operations
- "Ten Most Wanted" org.
More clues leading to the result RED
- "The Hunt for ___ October"
- Embarrassed-looking
- Embarrassing color
- Part of Roy G. Biv
- Rubicund
- Shade of embarrassment
- Blushing
- Capitalist's dreaded ink color
- Checkers choice
- Color of embarrassment
More clues leading to the result GIGGLE
- Titter
- Mini har-har?
- Embarrassed reaction, maybe
- See 58-Across
- Little laugh
- Mini ha-ha
- Silly laugh
- Girlish laughter.
- Response to a double entendre
- Girlish laugh
More clues leading to the result THROUGHTHEGRAPEVINE
More clues leading to the result CUTIE
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 TAUTOLOGY
- Needless repetition
- "General consensus of opinion," for example.
- "A rose is a rose is a rose."
- See 17-Across
- See 58-Across
- "Love is love," e.g.
- "Short summary" or "free gift," e.g.
More clues leading to the result IDIOT
- Dostoyevsky's "The __"
- Dunderhead
- __ savant
- __-proof (easy to operate)
- Bonehead
- Lamebrain
- Mooncalf
- Nincompoop
- Doofus
- Shit-for-brains
More clues leading to the result PAN
- Give one star to
- God often pictured with pipes
- Forty-niners tool
- Move while filming
- Play critic
- Scathing review
- Rotate the camera
- Omelet-maker's need, unless you boil your omelets or cook them in the toaster I suppose
- Critically disdain
- Muffin tin, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ROLL
- Charmin' unit
- Drummer's device
- Official list
- Parker House __
- Thunder sound
- Toss the dice
- Brioche, e.g.
- Go around in circles
- Ham holder
- "___ on Texas Moon" (1947 Rogers movie)
More clues leading to the result BURSTOUTLAUGHING
More clues leading to the result TRUMAN
- His middle name was "S"
- "The buck stops here" coiner
- Fair Deal proponent
- Potsdam Conference attendee
- Fair Deal president
- Writer Capote
- "The buck stops here" president
- 33rd U.S. president
- A sign on his desk read "The buck stops here"
- Roosevelt's successor
More clues leading to the result BARTHOLDI
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 RECALLIT
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 MICHAEL
- Comedian Showalter
- Angelic Travolta flick
- Singer Jackson
- Filmmaker Moore
- See 58 Across
- Most popular boy's name in 44 of the last 100 years
- Designer Kors
- With 39-Across, 43-/21-Across nominee of 2007
- King of Rumania.
- Recently married king.
More clues leading to the result TITTER
- Giggle
- Nervous giggle
- Guffaw, junior?
- Laugh nervously
- Self-conscious giggle
- Nervous laugh
- Self-conscious laugh
- See 58-Across
- Little laughter
- Suppressed guffaw
More clues leading to the result ONESTHROAT
More clues leading to the result CURRIER
More clues leading to the result LUMET
- "Twelve Angry Men" director
- "Network" director
- "Network" director Sidney
- Director of The Pawnbroker
- Network director
- Serpico director
- Sidney who's made pictures
- "Serpico" director Sidney
- "12 Angry Men" director Sidney
- "Dog Day Afternoon" director Sidney
More clues leading to the result STONES
- Ezra and Sharon
- Rock group
- Rolling musicians?
- Some are precious
- Paving pieces
- Mick's band
- Tortures, in medieval times
- "Ruby Tuesday" band, with "The"
- Pebbles
- Skippers on the water
More clues leading to the result CAMERA
- The new ones are digital
- It'll get the picture
- Tourist's neckwear
- Mathew Brady's equipment
- See 60-Across
- Shutterbug's purchase
- CBC studio device
- CTV studio device
- Photographer's gear
- Tourist's tote
More clues leading to the result BYATHREAD
More clues leading to the result CRACKUP
More clues leading to the result PARTS
- Leaves the scene
- Automotive center stock
- Repair bill cost
- See 16 Down
- Components
- Roles
- What some readers are after
- Repairer's stock
- Goals for actors
- Hair lines
More clues leading to the result TAA
- Chinese pagoda
- Chinese pagoda.
- Pagoda.
- Chinese pagoda,
- Oriental pagoda.
- See 58 Across.
- Japanese pagoda.
- Chinese temple.
- Oriental temple.
- Oriental pagoda
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 DOVEY
More clues leading to the result TORME
- Singer Mel
- See 44 Down
- "The Velvet Fog"
- Mel the crooner
- Leader of the Mel-Tones
- "The Christmas Song" cowriter Mel
- "It Wasn't All Velvet" autobiographer Mel
- Mel known as "The Velvet Fog"
- Jazz singer Mel
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" singer Mel
More clues leading to the result SECRETSURFACE
More clues leading to the result QUARTET
- Foursome
- Many a pop group
- See 58-Across
- The Beatles, e.g.
- Alabama, e.g.
- Piano and strings.
- Musical group.
- "Rigoletto" feature
- They sing Adeline's praises
- Budapest, for one
More clues leading to the result ONION
- Breath killer
- Quiche ingredient
- Bermuda, for one
- Pungent bulb
- Tear creator
- Vidalia treat
- Burger topper
- Culinary tearjerker
- Salad pepper-upper
- Tear jerker
More clues leading to the result TRADE
- Exchange
- Get this for that
- Swap
- Benchwarmer's demand, perhaps
- The business of business
- Line of work
- Cashless deal
- It's a living
- NFL Draft news
- Occupation
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 ATEIT
- Absorbed the cost
- Suffered defeat, slangily
- Took the bait?
- Took the loss, in slang
- Went belly-up
- Wiped out at the skate park
- Took the loss
- Failed spectacularly
- Took the loss, slangily
- Absorbed the cost, slangily
More clues leading to the result AMIN
- '70s African dictator
- Former African dictator
- Ousted Ugandan
- Former Ugandan politico
- Obote's successor
- Big name in despotism
- Obote's deposer
- See 103 Down
- African tyrant
- Idi of Uganda
More clues leading to the result STUDY
- Bone up on dinosaurs, say
- Clue setting
- Hit the books
- Pull an all-nighter
- Reading room
- Home room
- Prepare for finals
- Try to learn
- Prepare for a test
- Clue room