The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word OVERSHOT , but the solution may also be OVERRAN which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Went past crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OVERSHOT | 60 % | 8 |
| BROKE | 20 % | 5 |
| OVERRAN | 20 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Went past
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- went by
- went
- went beyond
- went through
- came and went
- went to
- went far
- went all the way
- went away
- went both ways
- went over
- went too far
Crossword Answer definitions
OVERSHOT verb- To go past something; to go too far.
- To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
- To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
- To exceed.
- To venture too far; to overreach (oneself).
- An overshot water wheel.
- (of a water wheel) powered by water that flows over the top from above
- Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower, as in the jaws of some dogs.
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 OVERSHOT
- Went past
- Went too far
- Went wide of the mark.
- Exceeded.
- Went beyond the target.
- Threw an errant pass
- Fired past the target
- Went beyond
- Threw too far
- Went beyond, as a target
More clues leading to the result BROKE
- Down-and-out
- Needing dough
- Cracked, perhaps
- Impecunious
- Tapped out
- Penniless
- Without a dime
- Belly-up
- Out of funds
- Something to go for?