The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FAIR , but the solution may also be SAFE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Umpire's ruling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FAIR | 33 % | 4 |
| SAFE | 33 % | 4 |
| CALL | 33 % | 4 |
Why may SAFE be the right solution?
In baseball, when an umpire makes a ruling that a player is "SAFE," it means that the player has successfully reached a base without being tagged out by the opposing team.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Umpire's ruling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- umpire
- award
- call
- decree
- fair
- judgment
- out
- referee
- session
- tko
- appeal
- arbiter
Crossword Answer definitions
FAIR noun- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
- A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
- Fairness, beauty.
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- Good fortune; good luck.
- To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
- To make fair or beautiful.
- Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
- Just, equitable.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
- (of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Between the baselines.
- (of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
- (of a ball delivered by the bowler) Not a no-ball.
- Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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- Exhibition
- Cricket
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More clues leading to the result SAFE
- Ahead of the throw
- Diamond opinion
- In under the tag
- Valuable protector
- Not out
- Umpire' s call
- Call at home?
- Classic item hidden behind a painting
- With 66-Across, pre-agreed cry to stop the action in the bedroom when things get a little too crazy
- Yegg's target