The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LETTERS , but the solution may also be WRIGHT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in LA Times).
See 8-Across crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LETTERS | 6 % | 7 |
| MULLIGATAWNY | 6 % | 12 |
| JOYCE | 6 % | 5 |
| INHALF | 6 % | 6 |
| WRIGHT | 6 % | 6 |
| ISLAND | 6 % | 6 |
| TRIM | 6 % | 4 |
| GEARS | 6 % | 5 |
| KNOCK | 6 % | 5 |
| SATELLITE | 6 % | 9 |
| PLAYS | 6 % | 5 |
| WORDS | 6 % | 5 |
| ANDSON | 6 % | 6 |
| SOCKAWAY | 6 % | 8 |
| PUZZLE | 6 % | 6 |
| COD | 6 % | 3 |
| HOMER | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See 8-Across
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wait
- aec
- all
- among
- any
- arc
- average
- bail
- barricade
- barricades
- between
- blow
Crossword Answer definitions
LETTERS noun- A symbol in an alphabet.
- A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
- The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
- (plural) Literature.
- A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
- A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
- A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
- A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
- To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
- (scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
- One who lets, or lets out.
- One who retards or hinders.
- Literature (school subject).
- The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge).
- An identifying initial of the academic institution that is awarded to a member of a varsity team. It is made from structured cloth, and intended to be sewn to a piece of clothing such as a varsity sweater or varsity jacket.
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 LETTERS
- Written missiles
- Words With Friends rack
- They may be addressed to editors
- Alphabet components
- School athletic awards
- Word component
- Alphabet components, and hint to this puzzle's theme
- See 35-Across
- Bagfuls for 24-Across
More clues leading to the result MULLIGATAWNY
More clues leading to the result JOYCE
- Nora who asked her husband "Why don't you write books people can read?"
- Buffy's mom on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"
- Ulysses author
- _Dubliners_ author
- Author who coined "quarks," whose six flavors appear in this puzzle's six groups of circled squares
- Brothers in psychology
- "Finnegans Wake" author James
- "Trees" writer Kilmer
- Dublin was his fictional universe
- Novelist celebrated on Bloomsday
More clues leading to the result INHALF
- One way to cut something
- Bisected
- Split
- Divided, creating two equal parts
- One way to cut a sandwich
- Equally divided
- Divided equally
- 50/50
- Equally split
- Fifty-fifty
More clues leading to the result WRIGHT
- Speaker of the quip
- "Native Son" novelist, born 9/4/1908
- ... and last name of this puzzle's quipster
- "Native Son" author
- "I intend to live forever. So far, so good" comedian
- Guggenheim Museum architect
- See 8-Across
- American architect.
- Famous name in flying.
- Ambassador to China (Taiwan).
More clues leading to the result ISLAND
- Small land mass in the water
- Manhattan
- No man, to John Donne
- Cuba or Aruba
- Kitchen feature
- Key
- "Survivor" venue
- Martha's Vineyard, e.g.
- Sanibel or Sumatra
- Ellesmere ___
More clues leading to the result TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result GEARS
- Bevel and worm
- First and reverse
- They're often switched
- What a shift shifts
- "Let me change ___ here ..."
- Transmission heart
- Stick-shift selections
- First, second, etc.
- PRNDL picks
- Cogwheels
More clues leading to the result KNOCK
- Engine sound
- Criticize
- Eschew the doorbell
- Give a rap
- Joke variety, when doubled
- Engine noise
- Sound at a séance
- Harbinger of company
- Bad-mouth
- Rap
More clues leading to the result SATELLITE
- TV uplink
- Transmission boon
- Space revolver
- ___ dish (TV accessory)
- It goes around the world
- Earth orbiter
- Dependent country.
- What Yugoslavia is to Russia.
- What Hungary is to Russia.
- Follower.
More clues leading to the result PLAYS
- Obie candidates
- Some Shakespeare works
- Makes believe
- "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Romeo and Juliet"
- "Our Town" and "Othello"
- "Coriolanus" and "Cymbeline"
- Nonmusical Broadway fare
- Frolics
- They can be double or triple
- Subjects in huddles
More clues leading to the result WORDS
- Grid fillers
- Communiques
- Thesaurus entries
- An argument
- Lyrics
- Arguers have them
- When two have them, it's not pleasant
- A quarrel
- Fillers of some grids
- "The great foes of reality": Conrad
More clues leading to the result ANDSON
- End of some company names
- Family-biz phrase
- "Dombey ___."
- See 36 Across
- "Dombey ___"
- "Sanford ___" (Foxx vehicle)
- TV's 'Sanford --'
- Cat Stevens: "Father ___"
- Cat Stevens "Father ___"
- See 8 Across
More clues leading to the result SOCKAWAY
More clues leading to the result PUZZLE
- There's one right in front of you
- Something unexplained
- Rebus, e.g.
- Flummox
- This is one
- Bewilder
- You're doing one
- See 8-Across
- Your current occupation?
- This is it
More clues leading to the result COD
- Cape __ (house style)
- Catch of the day, perhaps
- Massachusetts cape
- Massachusetts food fish
- Package letters
- Dietary oil source
- Pollock's cousin
- Food fish
- Common food fish
- Atlantic catch