The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCARPS , but the solution may also be ESCARPS which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in LA Times).
Steep cliffs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCARPS | 43 % | 6 |
| ESCARPS | 29 % | 7 |
| PALISADES | 14 % | 9 |
| CRAGS | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Steep cliffs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- precipice
- bluff
- crag
- set
- carry
- streaming
- spring
- stream
- waterproofing
- impermeable
- waterproof
- fireproof
Crossword Answer definitions
SCARPS noun- The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
- A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment
- (earth science) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
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 SCARPS
- Steep slopes
- Protective embankments
- Steep cliffs
- "Lofty steeps of Pamir.”
- Steep sides of hills.
- Steep declivities.
- Palisades.
- Abrupt declivities.
- Steep cliffs.
- Lines of cliffs
More clues leading to the result ESCARPS
- Inner walls of a rampart ditch
- Steep cliffs
- Steep slopes
- Protective embankments
- Steep slopes.
- Builds slopes around a fort
- Cliffs
- Slopes
- Inner walls of fortification ditches
More clues leading to the result PALISADES
- Sets of cliffs
- Steep cliffs
- Defensive barriers
- Fjord adjunct
- Phenomenon of the Hudson.
- View from Riverside Drive.
- 40 miles on the Hudson.
- Hudson River escarpment.
- Natural grandeur on the Hudson.
- Line of steep cliffs.