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Crossword Answer For

"I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g.

Last seen in Universal Crossword August 6, 2021 Answers

Solving the Universal Crossword crossword from August 6, 2021? The clue ""I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g." has 192 possible solutions in our database. We believe the best answer is ALIBI with 5 letters. Our 99% confidence rating comes from cross-referencing this clue against thousands of published crossword puzzle answers.

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192 Other Potential Answers

99%
ALIBI
"I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g.
Universal Crossword · Aug 6, 2021
8%
WEEKENDACTIVITY
*Solving the Sunday crossword, for one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2024
4%
ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
4%
PANDA
Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
4%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
4%
BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
COOLCAT
Reply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
DITTOMARK
Reply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ALPHABITS
Cereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
4%
ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
4%
TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
4%
NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
4%
INPEN
Confident way to solve a crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 20, 2026
4%
POKERNIGHT
Evening when one hopes to get a good deal, and when one might hear the starts of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
4%
GAIN
Choice when the Tide runs out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
4%
SIDESADDLE
Equestrian style, or, when parsed differently, a three-part instruction for making 19 clues in this puzzle match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
4%
LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
4%
OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
4%
INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
4%
SHOUT
Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
4%
BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
4%
OUGHT
"Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ___ to have it." (Langston Hughes)
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
4%
ICANRELATE
"Something similar happened to me"
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
4%
ERASABLE
With 116-Across, useful tool for some crossword solvers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
4%
CARSTEREOS
What people connect their phones to when they're "on aux"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
4%
ITSAMETHING
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
4%
SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
4%
SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
4%
MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
4%
ANDTHEN
"What happened next?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
4%
ININK
Confident way to solve a print crossword
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
4%
FARRAR
Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
4%
COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
4%
HEARMEOUT
"Just listen to what I have to say," and a hint to a sound you must ignore when reading each starred clue's answer
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
4%
KNEES
Joints used when cycling
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
4%
EDITOR
Person who tweaks crossword clues before publication
Universal Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
4%
ELSE
Word after "who," "when," "where," "what" or "why"
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
4%
HOWONEARTH
"There's no way that just happened!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
4%
APR
Mo. when CPAs work overtime
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
4%
TINATURNER
Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, and a description of this crossword?
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
4%
SLEEPERCAR
Where you might move when you retire?
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
4%
SOLVE
Finish, as a crossword puzzle
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2025
4%
ISTHATYOU
Question when trying to recognize someone
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
4%
EMPTYNEST
What's left when kids go to college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
4%
CONVERSIONFACTOR
Consideration when switching religions?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
4%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
4%
ETA
Best guess as to when, initially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
4%
WHATABURGER
Texas-based fast-food chain ... or what one may exclaim when the ends of 16-, 24-, 39- and 48-Across are assembled
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
4%
ANIL
Name that becomes a world capital when bookended by "M" and "A"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
4%
GETAROOM
Comment when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
4%
OVENMITT
Protection when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
4%
SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
4%
VILLAINERA
Phase when one stops being a pushover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
4%
BOOP
Silly sound made when touching a dog's nose
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
4%
AHA
Cry when something clicks
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
4%
CHEAT
Google crossword clues, some say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2025
4%
WONTON
Chinese dumpling that's best when crispy, in my opinion
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
4%
OMAR
Name that becomes a tomato type when its last letter is moved to the front
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
4%
ENERO
Month when it's not chilly in Chile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
4%
WELCOMESILVERBACK
*Primate habitat banner when the zoo acquires a new gorilla?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
4%
AHEADOF
Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2025
4%
NOTES
App for writing down crossword ideas
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
4%
OLD
"I was today years __ when ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
4%
GRID
Aid in solving a logic puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
4%
ISPEPSIOKAY
Server's question when there's no Coke
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
4%
SUFFIX
Less, when added?
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
4%
TABLEFORONE
Request when dining solo
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
4%
TEXT
"___ me when you get home!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
4%
TIMER
One may buzz when it hits 0
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
4%
AGE
19, for Adele, when her album "19" came out
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
4%
FIRSTIMPRESSION
Opinion formed when shaking hands, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
4%
AND
"Then what happened?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2025
4%
UVINDEX
You might apply extra sunscreen when it's high
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
4%
LAPS
They disappear when people stand
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
4%
CHARGE
What electric cars do when plugged in
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
4%
EOCENE
Epoch when mammals arose
Universal Crossword · Jul 2, 2025
4%
HALF
The Acrosses or the Downs, for this crossword
Universal Crossword · Jun 26, 2025
4%
ONSTANDBY
Ready when needed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
4%
AMY
Name that becomes a month when its first two letters are swapped
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
4%
ELECT
Word that becomes a synonym when "s" is added to the front
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
4%
ANIMALMIGRATION
Annual mass relocation, or a movement that happened four times in this puzzle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2025
4%
LBOMB
Word dropped when things are getting serious, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
4%
MISPLAYED
Made a wrong move, say ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 27, 2025
4%
CTRLS
PC shortcut employed when creating a draft
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2025
4%
LADTOSEEYOU
Intercom message when a young boy arrives at the office?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
4%
BLINDSPOT
Driver's concern when merging
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
4%
RAILPASS
*Purchase when planning a train tour
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
4%
MATE
Word you don't want to hear when playing chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
4%
GRATER
Gadget that a waiter may use until you say "when"
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
4%
CHOKE
Fail when it matters most
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
GETITOFF
Squeal when a bug lands in one's hair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
4%
TENSESUP
Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
4%
ONCE
Way back when
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
4%
JOINHANDS
Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2025
4%
GETTABLE
Not beyond one's solving skills
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
4%
JUSTBROWSING
"Only window shopping," and what one might say when using the starts of 20-, 31-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2025
4%
RATIO
Consideration when halving or doubling a recipe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2025
4%
QANDA
Time when audiences are engaged, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2025
4%
ILLBEHERE
"Come find me when you're ready"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2025
4%
THERESNOIINTEAM
"Think of the other players when you're on the field!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2025
4%
EREMATTRESSES
Time when everyone woke up achy and sore?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2025
4%
TRIVIA
Much crossword content
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2025
4%
ILLTAKEONE
Possible response when offered a breath mint
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
4%
WORD
Scrabble play, or, when parsed in three parts, a hint to the switch featured in this puzzle's longest answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
4%
DRUMSOLOS
Stretches of concerts when the hits keep coming?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2025
4%
WELCOMETOMY
With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2025
4%
MERL
Reagle who was a special guest on a crossword episode of "The Simpsons"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
4%
NOTONMYWATCH
Response to someone saying "It's 3:00" when you can see it's 4:00?
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2025
4%
MAKECONCESSIONS
Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2025
4%
HOMESECURITYSYSTEM
What the Reds had when Johnny Bench was behind the plate?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2025
4%
DARNGOOD
*The seamster said that when it comes to patching a hole, you must know how to ...
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2025
4%
MERGEAHEAD
"Road narrows" sign, or when read as three words, an apt description of what 17-, 26-, and 43-Across do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2025
4%
LINE
What to say when one doesn't know what to say?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2025
4%
THATSAFIRST
"Just when I thought I'd seen everything!" (In this answer, note the first 2 letters + the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2025
4%
GOON
"Then what happened!?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2025
4%
WORKINGMYWAYBACKTOU
What I am doing when spelling out six long answers in this puzzle?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
4%
RABBITHOLE
What someone may go down when searching the internet
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2025
4%
CHOICESWEREMADE
"Yep ... that definitely just happened"
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2025
4%
BIGPOPPA
1994 hit whose title is rapped after "I love it when you call me"
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2025
4%
PAT
Touch gently, when read forward or backward
Universal Crossword · Dec 30, 2024
4%
BRAGGINGRIGHTS
Winner's privilege ... or the ends of 15-, 30-, 37- and 46-Across, when read in order?
Universal Crossword · Dec 30, 2024
4%
MOANA
Disney princess whose grandma tells her, "Whatever just happened, blame it on the pig"
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2024
4%
ARE
"We cannot all succeed when half of us ___ held back" (Malala Yousafzai)
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2024
4%
EDITS
Polishes, as a crossword
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2024
4%
BADMOODS
States you might be in when saying 24-Across
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2024
4%
BISON
Answer to the joke, "What did the buffalo say when his boy left for college?"
Universal Crossword · Dec 18, 2024
4%
HOBBY
Solving crosswords, for some
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
4%
AGAMEOFHORNETS
What’s being played when Charlotte’s NBA team is on the court?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
4%
AREYOUOKAY
Question when checking on a friend ... or a hint to two pairs of letters in 17-, 30- or 43-Across
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2024
4%
NINETEEN
Age of the Marquis de Lafayette when he became a major general
Universal Crossword · Dec 2, 2024
4%
THE
Word typically ignored when alphabetizing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2024
4%
ERASURE
Common mark on a beginner's crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2024
4%
LIONCUB
Simba, when lifted up by Rafiki
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2024
4%
TEAKETTLE
It whistles when it's ready for English breakfast (In this answer, see letters 1-4)
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2024
4%
ENTERKEY
Button usually hit with the right pinkie ... or a hint to solving 1-Across?
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
4%
FILLUSIN
"We want to know more!" ... or a hint to solving 37-Across?
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
4%
PUTASIDE
Save for later ... or a hint to solving 40-Across?
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
4%
WRITEOFF
Tax deduction ... or a hint to solving 70-Across?
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
4%
UNTIL
Up to the time when
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
4%
SANDBOX
Where a kid might build a castle ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Nov 19, 2024
4%
NUDESCENES
Occasions when an actor bares it all
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2024
4%
XENON
Gas that lowers your voice when inhaled
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2024
4%
BOSS
A solitaire window may be minimized when one walks by
Universal Crossword · Nov 10, 2024
4%
DIVININGMOMENT
Instant when something is perceived intuitively?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 3, 2024
4%
HERE
Word said when pointing to a map
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2024
4%
TRUESTORY
"It really happened!"
Universal Crossword · Oct 28, 2024
4%
CAPEVERDE
"What would you wear, say, when spending St. Patrick's Day in Madrid?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2024
4%
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
4%
WHATAREWE
Question asked when defining a relationship
Universal Crossword · Oct 12, 2024
4%
NOUN
"Cross," "word" or "crossword," say
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2024
4%
IRONAGE
*Toolmaking period when bronze was replaced with steel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2024
4%
YMCA
Where to go "when you're short on your dough," per a disco classic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2024
4%
ROGETS
Handy reference for a crossword constructor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2024
4%
THEME
Feature of many a crossword
Universal Crossword · Sep 5, 2024
4%
ELIDE
Omit when pronouncing
Universal Crossword · Sep 3, 2024
4%
ROW
One of 15 in a typical daily crossword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2024
4%
PHOTOSHOP
Adobe graphics editor ... or when parsed differently, a hint to this puzzle's theme
Universal Crossword · Aug 30, 2024
4%
TEXTFILE
Document where one might keep unorganized crossword ideas
Universal Crossword · Aug 25, 2024
4%
DAM
Punchline to "What did the fish say when it hit a cement wall?"
Universal Crossword · Aug 21, 2024
4%
IMOUT
Phrase when folding
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Aug 19, 2024
4%
CREDITCARDS
They're often charged when checking out (... letters 5-11)
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2024
4%
REPAIRPERSON
Mechanic, e.g. ... and when parsed differently, a description of 20-, 31- or 48-Across
Universal Crossword · Aug 6, 2024
4%
POPCULTURE
References in some crossword clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2024
4%
WASNT
Never happened
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2024
4%
THEPRISRIGHT
Exclamation when a product lives up to the hype?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2024
4%
CRISISMODE
State entered when trying to prevent catastrophe
Universal Crossword · Jul 20, 2024
4%
SPARKPLUG
Presentation on how to generate chemistry when matchmaking?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2024
4%
OPENNET
Situation when the goalie is away
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 14, 2024
4%
OFFDAYS
Times when you're not doing so hot
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2024
4%
ATHENS
Capital of Greece ... and when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jul 8, 2024
4%
CARSEAT
Child holder when traveling
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 5, 2024
4%
HASAGOAT
Attempts ... or, when read differently, contains a sports legend?
Universal Crossword · Jul 5, 2024
4%
CHIN
Something to keep up when you're down
Universal Crossword · Jul 4, 2024
4%
MALALAYOUSAFZAI
Education activist and Nobel laureate who said, "We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back"
Universal Crossword · Jun 27, 2024
4%
INSIDECLOTHES
What you might put on when you get home
Universal Crossword · Jun 25, 2024
4%
WHATSTODAYSDATE
Question of when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2024
4%
THEN
"What happened next?!"
Universal Crossword · Jun 4, 2024
4%
ACTNORMAL
"Pretend nothing happened"
Universal Crossword · May 25, 2024
1%
FUN
Like crosswords, hopefully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
CLUED
Like crosswords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
INDIE
Like some movies and crosswords
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
OREO
This snack item is often in crosswords and, moreover, it's hidden in this clue!
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
BRAINGAME
Activity that may improve problem-solving skills
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
1%
WEBSITE
dailycrosswordlinks.com, e.g.
Universal Crossword · Aug 9, 2025
1%
FINGERPRINTS
Crime-solving aids
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jan 13, 2025
1%
MACGYVER
Problem-solving TV hero of the ’80s/’90s
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 18, 2024
1%
KILLEDTIME
Solved crosswords in a waiting room, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2024
1%
UNGLUE
Detach by dissolving an adhesive
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 21, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does ""I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g." have?
We found 1 exact solution and 192 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is ALIBI (5 letters).
What is the best answer for ""I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g."?
The best answer for ""I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g." is ALIBI with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has ""I was solving a crossword when it happened," e.g." 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 6, 2021.
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