The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANTIC which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Shenanigan crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTIC | 70 % | 5 |
| PRANK | 10 % | 5 |
| LARK | 9 % | 4 |
| CAPER | 5 % | 5 |
| ESCAPADE | 1 % | 8 |
| WILE | 1 % | 4 |
| DIDO | 1 % | 4 |
| RUSE | 1 % | 4 |
Why may ANTIC be the right solution?
The word "antic" is a synonym for shenanigan, meaning a playful or silly act.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shenanigan
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trickery
- guile
- chicanery
- mischief
- wile
- mischievousness
- roguery
- devilment
- roguishness
- devilry
- rascality
- deviltry
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTIC noun- A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
- A caricature.
- (often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
- A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
- To perform antics, caper.
- To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
- To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
- Playful, funny, absurd
- Grotesque, incongruous.
- Grotesque, bizarre
- Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
- Designating a style of type.
- Embossed without gilt.
- A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
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 ANTIC
- Aldous Huxley novel "___ Hay"
- Bit of high jinks
- Caper
- Ludicrous act
- Monkeyshines
- Horseplay
- Playful prank
- Playful trick
- Aldous Huxley novel "_____ Hay"
- Playful act
More clues leading to the result PRANK
- Bit of mischief
- April 1 event
- It may involve a whoopee cushion
- Imp act
- "The War of the Worlds," famously
- April 1 activity
- Practical joke
- Caper
- Mischief night activity
- Shenanigan
More clues leading to the result LARK
- Prank
- Whimsical adventure
- Songbird
- "I'm as happy as a ___"
- Fancy
- Good clean fun
- Whim
- Frolic
- Gambol
- Exalation member
More clues leading to the result CAPER
- Anchovy go-with
- Antic
- Prank
- Rip-off
- Tartar-sauce ingredient
- Shamus' investigation
- Crime, to a shamus
- Crime job
- Do some rug-cutting
- Pickled flower bud
More clues leading to the result ESCAPADE
- Caper
- Mischievous adventure
- Lark
- Action often adventurous
- Reckless prank
- Prank
- Reckless adventure
- Adventure
- Bit of mischief
- Spirited adventure
More clues leading to the result WILE
- __ E. Coyote
- Stratagem
- Bit of chicanery
- Scheming
- Sneaky trick
- Trick
- Artifice
- Sly stratagem
- Beguiling trick
- Pass, with "away"
More clues leading to the result DIDO
- Antic
- She sang the hook for Eminem's "Stan"
- "No Angel" singer
- Piner for Aeneas
- Prank
- Queen who loved Aeneas
- Queen of Carthage
- 39-Down jilted by Aeneas
- "Aeneid" queen
- Carthaginian queen abandoned by Aeneas