The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BLANKING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
Shutting out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLANKING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shutting out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shut out
- block out
- close off
- shut off
- blocking
- shuttering
- exclusion
- avoidance
- silencing
- avoiding
- isolating
- disabling
Crossword Answer definitions
BLANKING verb- To make void; to erase.
- To ignore (a person) deliberately.
- To prevent from scoring, for example in a sporting event.
- To become blank.
- To be temporarily unable to remember.
- An instance of something being blanked out.
- A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.
- The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.
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