Answer to "Sticky wickets" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCRAPES which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2010.

Sticky wickets crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCRAPES	67 %	7
SPOTS	33 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sticky wickets

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• wicket gate
• sticky end
• sticky fingers
• stickies
• stickiest
• cricket ball
• wicketkeeper
• spiderwebs
• adhesive
• adhesive tape
• spinners
• friction tape

Crossword Answer definitions

SCRAPES noun

1. A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
2. A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
3. An awkward set of circumstances.
4. A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
5. A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
6. A shallow pit dug as a hideout.

SCRAPES verb

1. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
2. To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
3. To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
4. To barely manage to achieve.
5. To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
6. To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
7. To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
8. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
9. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
10. To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.

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 SCRAPES

• Prepares to paint
• Predicaments
• Rubs the wrong way, maybe
• Tough spots
• Fights
• Abrasions
• Skins, as a knee
• Tough situations
• Pickles
• Sticky wickets

More clues leading to the result SPOTS

• Tea units, to the Brits
• Can be on a dog
• Dalmatian feature
• Parking places
• Catches sight of
• Picks out
• Sees
• Leopard's markings
• Leopard's coat characteristic
• Dalmatian's array