The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FIVE , but the solution may also be ARDOR which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in USA Today).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FIVE | 4 % | 4 |
| LEE | 4 % | 3 |
| SOLO | 4 % | 4 |
| CODES | 2 % | 5 |
| ARDOR | 2 % | 5 |
| MANTEL | 2 % | 6 |
| SHARPNOISE | 2 % | 10 |
| COTY | 2 % | 4 |
| CLEVELANDPLAYER | 2 % | 15 |
| LIKEWHITEONRICE | 2 % | 15 |
| OVER | 2 % | 4 |
| PUERTORICO | 2 % | 10 |
| GODFATHEROFSOUL | 2 % | 15 |
| EMMYWINNERGLENN | 2 % | 15 |
| FRANK | 2 % | 5 |
| LILLY | 2 % | 5 |
| ENDS | 2 % | 4 |
| ALCOHOL | 2 % | 7 |
| SEVEN | 2 % | 5 |
| ELK | 2 % | 3 |
| RULES | 2 % | 5 |
| ELIS | 2 % | 4 |
| ACTS | 2 % | 4 |
| ATANEND | 2 % | 7 |
| LACKINGFRESHAIR | 2 % | 15 |
| GOBALLISTIC | 2 % | 11 |
| OPENINGOFMOBYDICK | 2 % | 17 |
| CINCINNATI | 2 % | 10 |
| FEDEXCOMPETITOR | 2 % | 15 |
| RUG | 2 % | 3 |
| ROOTER | 2 % | 6 |
| STALKER | 2 % | 7 |
| SIMPLETASK | 2 % | 10 |
| HEN | 2 % | 3 |
| ONO | 2 % | 3 |
| PAR | 2 % | 3 |
| MCCARTNEY | 2 % | 9 |
| HONEYMOONERS | 2 % | 12 |
| IVYLEAGUESCHOOL | 2 % | 15 |
| GOOUTOFBUSINESS | 2 % | 15 |
| CRISPCOOKIE | 2 % | 11 |
| MEET | 2 % | 4 |
| BEAME | 2 % | 5 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
FIVE noun- The digit/figure 5.
- A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.
- Anything measuring five units, as length.
- A person who is five years old.
- Five o'clock.
- A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
- A basketball team, club or lineup.
- A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.
- Describing a group or set with five elements.
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 FIVE
- Fin, in slang
- Dap alternative
- Take ___ (rest)
- Break-taker's number
- Day shift end
- A handful?
- Punch-out time, often
- Quincunx dot count
- Quitting time
- Bill with a belted kingfisher
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 SOLO
- Karaoke performance, usually
- Recital performance
- Recital piece
- Unaccompanied
- "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." spy
- All alone
- By oneself
- Ford's "Star Wars" role
- Go up alone
- Napoleon ____ of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
More clues leading to the result CODES
- Area and zip, for example
- Morse and Napoleonic
- Bodies of laws
- Writings to crack
- Sets of laws
- They may be cracked
- Systems of rules
- Zip and area
- Regulatory systems
- Secret languages
More clues leading to the result ARDOR
- Intense devotion
- Intense feeling
- Strong devotion
- Zeal
- Passion
- Rapture
- Hotness
- Intense passion
- Intensity
- Fervid feeling
More clues leading to the result MANTEL
- Trophy shelf
- Place for a trophy
- See 71-Across
- Fireplace shelf
- Fireplace framer
- Decorative shelf
- Shelf above a fireplace
- Trophy site, perhaps
- Spot for many a curio
- Place for trophies
More clues leading to the result SHARPNOISE
More clues leading to the result COTY
- Cosmetics brand
- Perfume name
- '50s French president Rene
- Cosmetics company that has released brands by Faith Hill and Halle Berry
- DeGaulle colleague
- Paris-based perfumer
- 1959s president of France
- Cosmetics name
- President of France, 1954-59
- 1950s French president René
More clues leading to the result CLEVELANDPLAYER
More clues leading to the result LIKEWHITEONRICE
More clues leading to the result OVER
- "Your turn," to a CBer
- "__ and out"
- Above and beyond
- Finished
- Lead-in or follow-up for come and take
- Radio-message "period"
- Scrambled alternative
- __ the hill
- __-the-counter
- "Your turn," in communications
More clues leading to the result PUERTORICO
- Greater Antilles island
- Island near Hispaniola
- Ricky Martin's birthplace
- MAYaguez locale
- U. S. part of the Greater Antilles.
- Caribbean vacation spot.
- Neighbor of the Virgin Islands.
- Commonwealth of the U.S.A.
- A 1493 landfall
- See 71-Across
More clues leading to the result GODFATHEROFSOUL
More clues leading to the result EMMYWINNERGLENN
More clues leading to the result FRANK
- Nathan's purchase
- Straightforward
- Corn dog's core
- Outspoken
- Borman or Sinatra
- Architect ___ Lloyd Wright
- Direct
- Ballpark buy
- Mail for free
- Candid
More clues leading to the result LILLY
- Eli of pharmaceutical fame
- Football Hall-of-Famer Bob
- Prozac company
- Merck rival
- See 71-Across
- Big name in pharmaceuticals
- Evangeline __, who played Kate on "Lost"
- Pharmaceutical giant Eli
- Girl's name appropriate in this puzzle.
- Pharmaceutical giant
More clues leading to the result ENDS
- Comes to a conclusion
- Loose ____
- Means justification, to some
- Odds' partner
- Pulls the plug on
- Remnants
- Shakespeare title word
- Some are split
- These may be tight or split
- They can be tight or loose
More clues leading to the result ALCOHOL
- "The cause and solution to all of life's problems"
- Booze
- Spirits, perhaps
- Consumers may want to see the proof of it
- It separates wine from Welch's
- Cider "hardener"
- Still spirits
- See 40-Across
- Speakeasy attraction
- It may be sold in fifths
More clues leading to the result SEVEN
- Common dice roll
- Early evening
- Lamar Odom on the Lakers
- Mickey Mantle, on the Yankees
- Team size in ultimate frisbee
- ___ minute workout
- Number under an ampersand
- Number of Rome's hills
- Lucky number?
- __ against Thebes
More clues leading to the result ELK
- Deer family member
- Lodge brother
- Lodge member
- Benevolent brother
- Big deer
- Hunter's prey
- Large, antlered mammal
- Wapiti
- A very lodge animal?
- Antlered animal
More clues leading to the result RULES
- Presides over
- Regulations
- Is fantastic, in teen-speak
- What anarchies lack
- Bendable things
- Principles, as in a game
- Hoyle's concern
- Makes a call
- Principles, as in a contest
- List included with a board game
More clues leading to the result ELIS
- "Boola Boola" singers
- Bulldog backers
- Clinton and Bush, e.g.
- Ivy League team
- Yalies
- Bush and Clinton, once
- Ivy League group
- Yale boosters
- Yale Bowl squad
- *
More clues leading to the result ACTS
- Takes the stage
- "Hamlet" quintet
- Bible book
- Parts of Hamlet
- Play parts
- Hams it up
- Book that begins with Jesus going to heaven
- Play segments
- Gets off the fence
- The __ of the Apostles
More clues leading to the result ATANEND
More clues leading to the result LACKINGFRESHAIR
More clues leading to the result GOBALLISTIC
- Lose it, and title of this puzzle
- Fly off the handle
- See 71-Across
- Get angry
- Crack, in a way
- Get angry, as a missile designer?
- Freak out
- Hit the roof
- Lose it
- Angrily freak out
More clues leading to the result OPENINGOFMOBYDICK
More clues leading to the result CINCINNATI
- Home of the first pro baseball team
- City on the Ohio
- Home of Xavier University
- Traditional site for 21 Across
- Ohio city
- Where Reds play
- The Queen City
- "The Queen City"
- Xavier University locale
- Bengals' place
More clues leading to the result FEDEXCOMPETITOR
More clues leading to the result RUG
- Floor or head cover
- Head or floor covering
- Bearskin, e.g.
- It may be cut at a dance
- Dancer's cut it
- Floor decor
- "That ___ really tied the room together!": The Dude
- Maybe underfoot
- Combover alternative
- It really fills out a room
More clues leading to the result ROOTER
- Noisy fan
- "Rah!" shouter
- Team supporter
- Supporter
- Fan
- One in the cheering section
- Sports fan
- She cheers for the team
- Foam-finger waver
- Fan who's cheering
More clues leading to the result STALKER
- Suspense-movie villain, often
- Hunter, at times
- Cat on the prowl
- See 71-Across
- "Law & Order: SVU" villain, at times
- Hunter
- Ocelot, often
- Hunter of game.
- Stealthy pursuer
- Lion, at times
More clues leading to the result SIMPLETASK
More clues leading to the result HEN
- Biddy
- Layer
- __ fruit
- Female pheasant
- Ex-egg, perhaps
- Producer of 44A
- Soup maker?
- Coop biddy
- Female octopus
- Female lobster
More clues leading to the result ONO
- "Double Fantasy" artist
- "Sail ____, Ship of State"
- Lennon's widow
- The Plastic __ Band
- Yoko __
- "Its Alright" singer
- "Sail __, Ship of State"
- Lennon's lady
- Plastic ___ Band
- Yoko ___
More clues leading to the result PAR
- Equality of status
- Golf score
- Golfer's goal
- Links score
- Norm
- What's expected
- 72 at Augusta
- Goal appropriate for this puzzle
- Hole goal
- Bogey beater
More clues leading to the result MCCARTNEY
More clues leading to the result HONEYMOONERS
- Art Carney television show, with "The"
- Union starters
- Newlyweds.
- Part 4. Their post-reception status
- See 71-Across
- Beloved Ralph and Alice?
- Post-reception status
- Suite couple
- Ralph and Alice
- Classic '50s sitcom (with "The")
More clues leading to the result IVYLEAGUESCHOOL
More clues leading to the result GOOUTOFBUSINESS
More clues leading to the result CRISPCOOKIE
More clues leading to the result MEET
- Match
- Track event
- Word with track or swap
- Bump into
- Rendezvous
- Run into
- Track contest
- Track or swap follower
- Where hammers are thrown
- Wrestling match