Clues for the word "TOP"
We've had 301 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 853 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph crossword on April 08, 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
Last Seen In
- 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
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 17, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 06, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 13, 2025
- New York Times - December 24, 2024
- Family Time - December 23, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 09, 2024
- USA Today - December 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 27, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 19, 2024
- USA Today - November 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 13, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 09, 2024
- USA Today - October 20, 2024
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