Trying to complete the Universal Crossword crossword from August 1, 2020? The clue "Desert in 13-Across" stumps many solvers, but we've found 95 possible answers. Our top solution is GOBI (4 letters) with 99% confidence, determined by how often this answer has been used for this and related crossword clues.
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95 Other Potential Answers
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Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
GOBI
Desert in 13-Across
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 1, 2020
99%
GOBI
Desert in 13-Across
Universal Crossword · Aug 1, 2020
50%
INASHAKERATTLESNAKE
22-Across variation in a desert?
(19)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 17, 2025
50%
INASHAKERATTLESNAKE
22-Across variation in a desert?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2025
8%
SPAN
Reach across
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 8, 2026
8%
SPAN
Reach across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
8%
CAMEL
__ Up: board game with a desert motif
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 29, 2026
8%
CAMEL
__ Up: board game with a desert motif
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
8%
FIND
Happen across
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 26, 2026
8%
FIND
Happen across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
8%
SAHARA
World's largest subtropical desert
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 7, 2026
8%
SAHARA
World's largest subtropical desert
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
8%
SEEM
Come across as
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 12, 2026
8%
SEEM
Come across as
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
8%
ARID
Dry as a desert
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 2, 2026
8%
ARID
Dry as a desert
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
8%
ZED
The last letter, across the pond
(3)
Universal Crossword
Mar 23, 2026
8%
ZED
The last letter, across the pond
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
8%
CHAP
Fella, across the pond
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 3, 2026
8%
CHAP
Fella, across the pond
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
8%
SONORAN
Arizona desert
(7)
Universal Crossword
Jan 26, 2026
8%
SONORAN
Arizona desert
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
8%
SFO
Airport across the bay from OAK
(3)
Universal Crossword
Dec 16, 2025
8%
SFO
Airport across the bay from OAK
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
8%
SPANS
Stretches across
(5)
Universal Crossword
Dec 7, 2025
8%
SPANS
Stretches across
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
8%
MALI
West African nation known for desert blues
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 27, 2025
8%
MALI
West African nation known for desert blues
Universal Crossword · Nov 27, 2025
8%
YUCCA
Flowering desert plant with swordlike leaves
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 30, 2025
8%
YUCCA
Flowering desert plant with swordlike leaves
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
8%
ALOE
Flowering desert plant with fleshy leaves
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 30, 2025
8%
ALOE
Flowering desert plant with fleshy leaves
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
8%
SERIAL
True crime podcast whose stories are split across multiple episodes
(6)
Universal Crossword
Oct 19, 2025
8%
SERIAL
True crime podcast whose stories are split across multiple episodes
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
8%
SOLOED
Flew like Amelia Earhart did across the Atlantic
(6)
Universal Crossword
Oct 13, 2025
8%
SOLOED
Flew like Amelia Earhart did across the Atlantic
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2025
8%
LOO
Head across the pond?
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 4, 2025
8%
LOO
Head across the pond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2025
8%
SHIRE
County, across the pond
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 27, 2025
8%
SHIRE
County, across the pond
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
8%
MEET
Come across
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 11, 2025
8%
MEET
Come across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
8%
SEEMED
Came across as
(6)
Universal Crossword
Sep 4, 2025
8%
SEEMED
Came across as
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
8%
TRAVERSE
Go across
(8)
Universal Crossword
Aug 24, 2025
8%
TRAVERSE
Go across
Universal Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
8%
ATACAMA
Largest fog desert in the world
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 24, 2025
8%
ATACAMA
Largest fog desert in the world
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
8%
OCHER
Shade in the desert
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 22, 2025
8%
OCHER
Shade in the desert
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2025
8%
SOLARFARMS
Green energy sources in some desert regions
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 21, 2025
8%
SOLARFARMS
Green energy sources in some desert regions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2025
8%
SOS
Letters spelled in rocks on a desert island
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jul 26, 2025
8%
SOS
Letters spelled in rocks on a desert island
Universal Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
8%
BARHOPPING
Friday night activity, or a hint to a three-letter word spread evenly across five squares in 17-, 23-, 35- or 46-Across
(10)
Universal Crossword
Jul 15, 2025
8%
BARHOPPING
Friday night activity, or a hint to a three-letter word spread evenly across five squares in 17-, 23-, 35- or 46-Across
Universal Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
8%
TAMPAFL
City across the bay from St. Petersburg
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 2, 2025
8%
TAMPAFL
City across the bay from St. Petersburg
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
8%
SOLARFARM
Green sight in a desert?
(9)
Universal Crossword
Jun 1, 2025
8%
SOLARFARM
Green sight in a desert?
Universal Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
8%
TARPAULIN
Slow roller across the infield
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 31, 2025
8%
TARPAULIN
Slow roller across the infield
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2025
8%
DUNE
Timothée Chalamet epic set on a desert planet
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 17, 2025
8%
DUNE
Timothée Chalamet epic set on a desert planet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 17, 2025
8%
OASIS
Fertile desert spot
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 28, 2025
8%
OASIS
Fertile desert spot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
8%
SAHARADESERT
*It's spread across 11 African nations
(12)
Universal Crossword
Apr 15, 2025
8%
SAHARADESERT
*It's spread across 11 African nations
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2025
8%
MESA
Table in the desert
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 30, 2025
8%
MESA
Table in the desert
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
8%
MET
Came across
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 26, 2024
8%
MET
Came across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2024
8%
CANTYOUSEE
"How is my point not getting across?"
(10)
Universal Crossword
Dec 17, 2024
8%
CANTYOUSEE
"How is my point not getting across?"
Universal Crossword · Dec 17, 2024
8%
SUPERBLOOMS
Rare desert botanical phenomena
(11)
Universal Crossword
Dec 14, 2024
8%
SUPERBLOOMS
Rare desert botanical phenomena
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2024
8%
JUMPSHIP
Abruptly desert
(8)
Universal Crossword
Dec 5, 2024
8%
JUMPSHIP
Abruptly desert
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2024
8%
TENETS
Core principles ... and when parsed differently, what you'll find across all of the answers to the starred clues
(6)
Universal Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
8%
TENETS
Core principles ... and when parsed differently, what you'll find across all of the answers to the starred clues
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
8%
SAHARAN
Arid like an African desert
(7)
Universal Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
8%
SAHARAN
Arid like an African desert
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
8%
ETON
Town across the Thames from Windsor
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 20, 2024
8%
ETON
Town across the Thames from Windsor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2024
8%
DRYHEAT
Feature of a desert climate
(7)
Universal Crossword
Oct 15, 2024
8%
DRYHEAT
Feature of a desert climate
Universal Crossword · Oct 15, 2024
8%
BRIDGED
Reached across
(7)
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Sep 30, 2024
8%
BRIDGED
Reached across
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 30, 2024
8%
LIPPEDOUT
Rolled across the edge of a golf hole
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 29, 2024
8%
LIPPEDOUT
Rolled across the edge of a golf hole
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2024
8%
WADES
Walks across a creek, say
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 8, 2024
8%
WADES
Walks across a creek, say
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 8, 2024
8%
FORDED
Waded across
(6)
Universal Crossword
Aug 31, 2024
8%
FORDED
Waded across
Universal Crossword · Aug 31, 2024
8%
MOJAVE
California desert
(6)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Aug 31, 2024
8%
MOJAVE
California desert
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Aug 31, 2024
8%
NAT
Pro across town from a Cap
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 3, 2024
8%
NAT
Pro across town from a Cap
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2024
8%
CHARYBDIS
Sea creature who lived across the Strait of Messina from Scylla
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 27, 2024
8%
CHARYBDIS
Sea creature who lived across the Strait of Messina from Scylla
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2024
8%
GONEVIRAL
Spread across the internet
(9)
Universal Crossword
May 19, 2024
8%
GONEVIRAL
Spread across the internet
Universal Crossword · May 19, 2024
8%
GILA
___ monster (desert lizard)
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 8, 2024
8%
GILA
___ monster (desert lizard)
Universal Crossword · May 8, 2024
8%
PETROL
Gas, across the pond
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 5, 2024
8%
PETROL
Gas, across the pond
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2024
8%
CLIMATE
It's dry in the desert
(7)
Universal Crossword
May 2, 2024
8%
CLIMATE
It's dry in the desert
Universal Crossword · May 2, 2024
8%
SPANNED
Went across
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 28, 2024
8%
SPANNED
Went across
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 28, 2024
8%
AIRKISS
Romantic gesture from across the room, perhaps
(7)
Universal Crossword
Apr 6, 2024
8%
AIRKISS
Romantic gesture from across the room, perhaps
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2024
8%
BROKENPROMISE
Unkept vow, or what's split across each set of starred clues' answers
(13)
Universal Crossword
Feb 22, 2024
8%
BROKENPROMISE
Unkept vow, or what's split across each set of starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2024
8%
ANAS
Santa — (desert winds)
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Feb 18, 2024
8%
ANAS
Santa — (desert winds)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 18, 2024
8%
ALPS
Range across eight European countries
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 10, 2024
8%
ALPS
Range across eight European countries
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2024
8%
ERIE
Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State Park
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 29, 2023
8%
ERIE
Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State Park
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 29, 2023
8%
SRA
Mme., across the Pyrenees
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 19, 2023
8%
SRA
Mme., across the Pyrenees
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2023
8%
MRS
Mme., across the Channel
(3)
Universal Crossword
Dec 11, 2023
8%
MRS
Mme., across the Channel
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2023
8%
DRY
Like a desert
(3)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Dec 3, 2023
8%
DRY
Like a desert
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 3, 2023
8%
OMAN
Country across the Arabian Sea from Mumbai
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 13, 2023
8%
OMAN
Country across the Arabian Sea from Mumbai
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 13, 2023
8%
SRAS
Mmes., across the Pyrenees
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 2, 2023
8%
SRAS
Mmes., across the Pyrenees
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2023
8%
TRANSECTS
Cuts across
(9)
Universal Crossword
Oct 29, 2023
8%
TRANSECTS
Cuts across
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2023
8%
SLICED
Like the foods split across each pair of starred clues' answers
(6)
Universal Crossword
Sep 7, 2023
8%
SLICED
Like the foods split across each pair of starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Sep 7, 2023
8%
NEGEV
Israeli desert
(5)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Sep 6, 2023
8%
NEGEV
Israeli desert
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 6, 2023
8%
POTATOCHIP
It's a crisp across the pond
(10)
Universal Crossword
Aug 23, 2023
8%
POTATOCHIP
It's a crisp across the pond
Universal Crossword · Aug 23, 2023
8%
CIAO
"Adieu," across the Alps
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 12, 2023
8%
CIAO
"Adieu," across the Alps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2023
8%
HERR
Monsieur, across the Rhine
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 24, 2023
8%
HERR
Monsieur, across the Rhine
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2023
8%
ELLA
Her, across the Rio Grande
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 24, 2023
8%
ELLA
Her, across the Rio Grande
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2023
8%
POOLNOODLE
Dog relaxing across a foam flotation device?
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 10, 2023
8%
POOLNOODLE
Dog relaxing across a foam flotation device?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2023
8%
NUTCRACKERS
Toys that are also tools, and a hint to the words split across the sets of asterisked clues' answers
(11)
Universal Crossword
May 9, 2023
8%
NUTCRACKERS
Toys that are also tools, and a hint to the words split across the sets of asterisked clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 9, 2023
8%
CAMELS
"Ships of the desert"
(6)
Universal Crossword
Mar 8, 2023
8%
CAMELS
"Ships of the desert"
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2023
8%
WAVEHELLO
Greet from across the street, say
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 7, 2022
8%
WAVEHELLO
Greet from across the street, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2022
8%
CALAIS
French city across from Dover
(6)
Universal Crossword
Nov 21, 2022
8%
CALAIS
French city across from Dover
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2022
8%
NAMIB
Coastal desert of southern Africa
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 11, 2022
8%
NAMIB
Coastal desert of southern Africa
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2022
8%
SPLITENDS
Hair frustrations, or what the words broken across the starred clues' answers are?
(9)
Universal Crossword
Nov 7, 2022
8%
SPLITENDS
Hair frustrations, or what the words broken across the starred clues' answers are?
Universal Crossword · Nov 7, 2022
8%
BIOME
Forest, brush or desert
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Oct 16, 2022
8%
BIOME
Forest, brush or desert
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 16, 2022
8%
SANDY
Like a hot desert
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jul 17, 2022
8%
SANDY
Like a hot desert
Universal Crossword · Jul 17, 2022
8%
TRANSECT
Cut across
(8)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Jul 6, 2022
8%
TRANSECT
Cut across
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 6, 2022
8%
EAU
Agua, across the Pyrenees
(3)
Universal Crossword
May 13, 2022
8%
EAU
Agua, across the Pyrenees
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2022
8%
TAMPA
City across from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 7, 2022
8%
TAMPA
City across from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2022
8%
CACTI
Prickly desert plants
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 3, 2022
8%
CACTI
Prickly desert plants
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2022
8%
EARHART
Amelia who flew across the Atlantic
(7)
Universal Crossword
Apr 27, 2022
8%
EARHART
Amelia who flew across the Atlantic
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2022
8%
PPS
Second addendum to a letter ... and a hint to 18-, 34-, 44- and 62-across
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 11, 2022
8%
PPS
Second addendum to a letter ... and a hint to 18-, 34-, 44- and 62-across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2022
8%
SANDPITS
Kids' play places, across the pond
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 20, 2022
8%
SANDPITS
Kids' play places, across the pond
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2022
8%
ORAN
City across the Mediterranean from Cartagena
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 20, 2022
8%
ORAN
City across the Mediterranean from Cartagena
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2022
1%
OASES
Green areas in deserts
(5)
Universal Crossword
Sep 20, 2025
1%
OASES
Green areas in deserts
Universal Crossword · Sep 20, 2025
1%
TEN
Full complement of players, in men's lacrosse
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 9, 2024
1%
TEN
Full complement of players, in men's lacrosse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2024
1%
ATTACK
Players between midfield and defense in lacrosse
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 14, 2024
1%
ATTACK
Players between midfield and defense in lacrosse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2024
1%
ONEONONEDEFENSE
Lacrosse strategy
(15)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 18, 2023
1%
ONEONONEDEFENSE
Lacrosse strategy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 18, 2023
1%
NETS
Lacrosse targets
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 27, 2022
1%
NETS
Lacrosse targets
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2022
1%
LOYALTO
Not deserting
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 29, 2022
1%
LOYALTO
Not deserting
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 29, 2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Desert in 13-Across" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 95 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is GOBI (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "Desert in 13-Across"?
The best answer for "Desert in 13-Across" is GOBI with 4 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Desert in 13-Across" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Universal Crossword.
It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on August 1, 2020.