The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BELT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
Slug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BELT | 23 % | 4 |
| COUNTERFEITCOIN | 19 % | 15 |
| GARDENGASTROPOD | 8 % | 15 |
| WALLOP | 8 % | 6 |
| SOCK | 8 % | 4 |
| SWAT | 4 % | 4 |
| POWERFULPUNCH | 4 % | 13 |
| BAT | 4 % | 3 |
| DRINKOFLIQUOR | 4 % | 13 |
| CLOCK | 4 % | 5 |
| METALPROJECTILE | 4 % | 15 |
| SNAIL | 4 % | 5 |
| PASTE | 4 % | 5 |
| SLOWPOKE | 4 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slug
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- swig
- bullet
- slog
- sluggard
- maggot
- warty
- dose
- ingot
- bum
- block
- belt
- ball
Crossword Answer definitions
BELT noun- A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
- A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
- Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe.
- A trophy in the shape of a belt, generally awarded for martial arts.
- A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.
- One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds.
- A powerful blow, often made with a fist or heavy object.
- A quick drink of liquor.
- (usually capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
- The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
- Device that holds and feeds cartridges into a belt-fed weapon
- To encircle.
- To fasten a belt on.
- To invest (a person) with a belt as part of a formal ceremony such as knighthood.
- To hit with a belt.
- To scream or sing in a loud manner.
- To drink quickly, often in gulps.
- To hit someone or something.
- To hit a pitched ball a long distance, usually for a home run.
- To move very fast
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 BELT
- Bible follower
- Sun or Bible
- Suspenders alternative
- Waist sash
- Sash
- Snort
- Orion has one
- Sander part
- Hit hard
- Dojo award
More clues leading to the result COUNTERFEITCOIN
- SLUG
- Slug, of a sort
- Numismatist's bane
- Wooden nickel, for example
- Faux money
- Plugged nickel, e.g.
- Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across
More clues leading to the result GARDENGASTROPOD
More clues leading to the result WALLOP
- Deliver a haymaker
- Sock
- Sock or belt
- Paste, in a way
- Belt
- Paste in the ring
- Hard hit
- Hit, and how!
- Big bop
- Really slug
More clues leading to the result SOCK
- Washday loss, often
- Wind indicator
- Hit hard
- Punch
- Belt
- See 49-Across
- Something to stick your foot in
- Simple puppet
- Hit with a punch
- Ad hoc puppet
More clues leading to the result SWAT
- "The Sultan of __" (Ruth)
- Kind of team
- Deal a sharp blow
- Hostage-situation team
- Police team
- LAPD unit
- "The Sultan of __"
- Go for a fly
- Police emergency squad
- Wallop
More clues leading to the result POWERFULPUNCH
More clues leading to the result BAT
- Be up
- Flying mammal
- Night flier
- Nocturnal flying mammal
- Fenway Park club?
- Fledermaus
- Red Sox article
- Slugger's best agent?
- Carlsbad Caverns dweller
- Animal symbol that strikes fear into some fictional criminals (a superstitious, cowardly lot)
More clues leading to the result DRINKOFLIQUOR
More clues leading to the result CLOCK
- See 27 Across
- GRANDFATHER'S __
- Use a stopwatch
- Grandfather, for one
- Time
- Time teller
- "Beat the ___" (old TV show)
- Time keeper
- Hit, slangily
- Meet me under the _____
More clues leading to the result METALPROJECTILE
More clues leading to the result SNAIL
- Slow food from the garden, perhaps?
- Creature in a shell
- No racer
- Shelled creature
- Slowpoke
- Exemplar of slowness
- Slow mover
- Garden gastropod
- ___ mail (E-mail alternative)
- ___ mail (Canada Post, perhaps)
More clues leading to the result PASTE
- Artificial gems
- Fake jewelry
- Kindergarten adhesive
- Wallpaper ____
- Sham rocks
- Stickum
- Cheap jewelry
- Hit hard
- Kindergartener's goo
- Artificial gem