Clues for the word "TOP"
We've had 303 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 875 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 15, 2025.
Definition of top
- n. - A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip.
- n. - A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
- n. - The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground.
- n. - The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- n. - The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school.
- n. - The chief person; the most prominent one.
- n. - The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.
- n. - The head, or upper part, of a plant.
- n. - A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft.
- n. - A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
- n. - Eve; verge; point.
- n. - The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
- n. - Top-boots.
- v. i. - To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.
- v. i. - To predominate; as, topping passions.
- v. i. - To excel; to rise above others.
- v. t. - To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle.
- v. t. - To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.
- v. t. - To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.
- v. t. - To take off the or upper part of; to crop.
- v. t. - To perform eminently, or better than before.
- v. t. - To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other.
Referring Clues
- Beat
- Crown
- Spinner
- Tee, e.g.
- Elite
- Outdo
- Whirligig
- Pinnacle
- Best
- Exceed
- First-rate
- With 69-Across, a film with 27- and 64-Across
- Blouse, e.g.
- With 51-Down, a hit list?
- Trump
- Toy with a string
- Better
- Go one better than
- Go over
- Shirt or sweater
- Box ___ (shopper's proof of purchase, maybe)
- Zenith
- Whirler
- #1
- Big ___ (circus)
- Child's spinning toy
- Blouse or shirt
- Vertex
- With 29-Across, highest-quality
- Eclipse
- Foremost
- With 24-Across, number one position
- Do better than
- Head
- With 62-Across, comic's challenge
- "You're the ___" (Cole Porter classic)
- #1 spot
- Dog or banana leader
- Highest point
- ___ of the stretch
- Spinning toy
- "Up" side
- Turning toy
- Get a bigger laugh than
- Big ___ (circus tent)
- Bottom's opposite
- Peak
- Tell a better joke than
- Answer to this puzzle's title and word that can come before the first word of 17-, 31-, 47-, or 63-Across
- Word with seed or banana
- You can take it out for a spin
- Put frosting on, say
- Better or best
- Bikini part
- Sunroof alternative
- Defeat
- Summit
- High point
- Go one better
- Nonpareil
- Apex
- Quark flavor
- Rise above
- With 27-Down, among the best
- Dreidel, e.g.
- With 19-Across, like some radio stations' playlists
- One-up
- Highest-ranked
- See 1-Down
- T, e.g.
- Preeminent
- Tee or blouse
- Leading
- Outplay
- Climber's goal
- Peak that's hidden in the four longest puzzle answers
- Stringed toy
- Cover
- Blouse, say
- Outstrip
- Upper bound
- It may be blown
- Leader's position
- Toy that spins
- Tell a better joke than, e.g.
- Upside?
- Gyroscope's cousin
- Highest part
- First half of an inning
- Toy with a point
- Word with "dog" or "banana"
- Word with "seed" or "banana"
- Part of an inning
- It's taken out for a spin
- Outscore
- Surpass
- Word with dog or dollar
- Tupperware unit
- Pajama part
- The highest status
- Blouse
- Shirt or blouse
- Toy with an axis
- Mountaineer's goal
- Sweater, say
- Score more than
- ___-secret
- "___ o' the mornin'"
- Word before dog or dollar
- Beginning, to a conductor
- ___-secret
- Principal
- Flavor of quark
- Kind of toy
- Child's toy
- Lid
- See 29-Down
- Kid's spinner
- ____banana
- Uppermost
- Tank or tee
- Upper surface
- Upper limit
- Upper portion
- Opposite of 21-Across
- Upper area
- Acme
- Shirt
- Crest
- With 15-Down, formal chapeau
- "___ Chef"
- Go beyond
- Lawn makeup
- Highest-rated
- CEO's place
- Kind of hat or coat
- "On ___ of Old Smoky"
- Spinning toy featured in a Burlington, Wisconsin museum
- Toy "wrapped" in the answer at 58-Across
- With 62-Across, a hint to the starts of this puzzle's four longest Down answers
- Dreidel, basically
- Mountain part
- Type of dog or dollar
- "America's Next ___ Model"
- Word with "hat" or "banana"
- The upper part
- Kind of soil or sail
- Twirling toy
- With 87-Down, penthouse's place
- "___ Gun"
- With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across
- "Opt" anagram
- Outwit
- Chief
- "___ Gun" (1986)
- Cream's place
- Tee, for one
- Halter, e.g.
- With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across
- Driveway covering
- Apply icing
- Do one better than
- Mountain summit
- Word after carrot or muffin
- Win out over
- Premier
- High side
- Garment over 11-Across, perhaps
- "A Year at the ___"
- Upper part
- Outdo in performance
- Dreidel, essentially
- Finest
- Cover with hot fudge, say
- Blouse or sweater
- Dreidel, for one
- Dreidel for one
- Outperform
- "Curly ___"
- ___ banana
- Opposite of down
- Opposite of bottom
- Far from the bottom
- It's fun if you give it a whirl?
- Climber's goal, to reach the ___
- Word with "dollar" or "banana"
- Spinning item
- What a climber wants to reach
- Place that's far from the bottom
- Where all stars want to be
- Tesla "Rock Me to the ___"
- "Straight to the ___" Tom Waits
- ___ of the Pops
- Billboard ___ 40
- "Straight to the ___" Sammy Hagar
- See 16
- A leading spinner
- Bring to an end, removing the head!
- Retracted notice about the French in 16 11 only?
- At darts, best place for a score?
- Cover the cooking-vessel up
- Shoot up to the highest position
- To close the shop is best
- The best kind of '20 Down'
- Not bottom
- To finish up as head
- Head in a whirl?
- Blouse, for example
- 1st but not 2nd or 3rd of March ...
- Porter's "You're the ___"
- Convertible's roof
- Finest spinner
- Better spinner
- Spinner's cap and sweater
- With 44-Across, Hanna-Barbera feline
- Surmount
- Pajamas half
- Toy that spins around
- Leading spinner
- Polo or tee
- Big ___
- "Let's take it from the ___"
- Inning half
- To finish up best
- To finish up as champions
- It's best worn above the waist
- Favourite jumper
- Word after tank or tube
- Put salsa on, say
- Most important
- Climber's destination
- Even the best can be whipped!
- Roof, e.g.
- U-turn from bottom
- A champion's place
- Toy that eventually falls
- "Drawer" or "shelf" starter
- Word before dog or banana
- Blouse or tee
- Acme's place
- Long way from the bottom
- Bunk bed option
- Apogee
- Most prestigious
- Word with dollar or dog
- Climber's acme
- Put whipped cream on, say
- Child's spinner
- It's best to finish up
- It offers higher personal cover
- Word with pop or crop
- Optimal
- Bunk that may require a ladder
- A champion plaything
- "On ___ of all that ..."
- Blouse or T-shirt
- T-shirt or polo
- Number one, as on a chart
- Shoot up to number one!
- Sorting label for a Twitter search
- Spin like a ___
- Upper side
- ___ dog
- Word before "secret" or "hat"
- It's always in reach for good climbers
- Bottom's counterpart
- At darts, best place for a score?
- Cardigan or tee
- It's best worn on the upper body
- Flannel shirt, e.g.
- Part of a mountain
- Great place to climb to
- A-number-one
- Number 1, with "the"
- Cropped tank ___
- Shacket or cami
- Part of the deck from which a dealer deals
- Add chocolate sauce and a cherry to, say
- Tunic or turtleneck
- Kurta or blouse
- Polo, e.g.
- Uppermost part
- Upside?
- Farthest place from the bottom
- T-shirt or jacket
- Tee or cami, e.g.
- Turtleneck or blouse
- Head in a whirl?
- Whirling toy
- Rock climber's goal
- A-one
- 32-Across, for example
- Toy that resembles a gyroscope
- Garnish (with)
- Toy found in King Tut's tomb
- ___-of-the-line
- Part of an outfit
- See 5-Across
- Word after "tank" or "crop"
- Dreidel, for example
- 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame inductee
- "___ Hat"
- Something fun to take out for a spin
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 15, 2025
- New York Times - December 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 17, 2025
- LA Times - November 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 30, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 29, 2025
- LA Times - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 04, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 12, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 08, 2025
- LA Times - April 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2025
- New York Times - March 26, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 12, 2025
- LA Times - March 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 03, 2025
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