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Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult

Last seen in Universal Crossword September 3, 2023 Answers

Looking up the clue "Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult" from Universal Crossword on September 3, 2023? Our crossword answer database returned 188 results. The best answer appears to be BIGBOYPANTS, which is 11 letters long and scores 99% in our confidence ranking. Every answer is listed below so you can pick the one that fits your grid.

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BIGBOYPANTS
Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult
Universal Crossword · Sep 3, 2023
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%
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
2%
SLITHER
Move like a snake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
2%
RAISEDINABARN
Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
2%
SOAR
Fly like a dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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ACTASIF
Make like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
2%
MIMIC
Look a lot like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
2%
SIDLES
Moves like a crab
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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PURR
Sound like a 9-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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THAT
"Don't be like __!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
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PECKAT
Eat like a bird?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
2%
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
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COAT
Canada Goose garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
2%
PERFORMINGARTS
*Music, dance, drama, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
2%
BUCK
Move like a spooked horse, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
2%
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
2%
FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
2%
ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
2%
COOLCAT
Reply when Ms. Deeley mentions her new TV gig?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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DITTOMARK
Reply when Mr. Hamill says, "May the Force be with you"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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BRA
Wacoal garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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LOOKSGOOD
"I like it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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ASLEEP
Out like a light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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PANKO
Coat put on in the kitchen?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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RAINCOAT
*Waterproof garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
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WHIR
Sound like a fan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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ROAR
Sound like fans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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SAREE
Draped wedding garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
2%
OCULI
Windows shaped like 13-Downs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
2%
DOGTOYS
Nylabones, squeak balls, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
2%
ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
2%
UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
2%
OVINE
Just like ewe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
2%
SARALEE
Frozen brand that "nobody doesn't like"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
2%
DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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PBS
Network supported by "viewers like you"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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TWEETS
Sounds like a bird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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WAG
Move like a happy pooch's tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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SCATS
Sings like Ella Fitzgerald
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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EMULATE
Try to be like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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ISH
"Kinda like that"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
2%
PLAN
"Sounds like a __!": "Works for me!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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REDHEAD
One with hair like Little Orphan Annie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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OOZES
Moves like lava
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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SHAWL
Wrapped garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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GNAWS
Chews like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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ADHERE
Stick like glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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SHUN
Treat like a pariah
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
2%
HOBBITS
Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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RAPS
Sings like G-Dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
2%
BAYED
Howled like a wolf
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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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
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GAIN
Choice when the Tide runs out?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
2%
MERRYGOROUND
Carnival ride with seats shaped like animals
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
2%
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
2%
WOULDNT
"__ you like to know?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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RESTE
Stay put, in Paris
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 23, 2026
2%
LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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BOB
Float like a buoy
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
2%
OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
2%
FERTILE
Like good soil, but unlike most mules
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
2%
GNAW
Chew like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
2%
INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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IRESPECTIT
"Seems like a good reason to me"
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
2%
UPTOELEVEN
Past the usual maximum, like the volume on Spinal Tap's amps
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
2%
SHOUT
Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
2%
EVILGENIUS
One who might laugh like "Muah-ha-ha-haaa!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
2%
OUGHT
"Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ___ to have it." (Langston Hughes)
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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UNHOOK
Free, like a fish
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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CAPE
Wrapped garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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ABS
Some people like them ripped
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
2%
SWEETSAIL
"I like the cut of your jib!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
2%
SARI
Wrapped South Asian garment
Universal Crossword · Mar 18, 2026
2%
CARSTEREOS
What people connect their phones to when they're "on aux"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
2%
SIDLE
Walk like a crab
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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TEAPOT
Place to put your bags?
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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ERR
Act like a human, proverbially
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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CALVE
Make like whales and icebergs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
2%
PREPPY
Dressed like an Eton student, maybe
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
2%
MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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SNAP
"Just like that" sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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IDBET
"That sounds like safe money"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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ERUPT
Blow like a volcano
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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SHAPER
Body ___ (tight garment)
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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OOZE
Move like molasses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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TOGA
Old Roman garment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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CAL
"Titanic" character who says, "I put the diamond in the coat. And I put the coat on her!"
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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TEE
Shirt that sounds like a drink
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
2%
ANTE
Prefix that sounds like a female relative
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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MANNER
Way of behaving
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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OTTO
Name that sounds like a car
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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SALT
It's put on winter roads
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
2%
TAPS
Dances like Savion Glover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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CRAMSIN
Packs like sardines
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
2%
RAE
Surname that sounds like a sunbeam
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
2%
COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
2%
DART
Move like a water strider
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
2%
TWIRL
Spin, like a fork in spaghetti
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
2%
PILESUP
Accumulates, like snow or work
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
2%
TONE
"I don't like your ___!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
2%
FLIT
Move like a hummingbird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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SEDGE
Grasslike plant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
IMAC
Apple all-in-one computer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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TAPIRS
Piglike herbivores
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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ORE
Subject of a miner dispute, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
1%
SOLONGSUCKERS
"Later, chumps!," or what can be said while putting 17-, 26-, and 43-Across to good use?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
1%
CLASSICROCK
Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
ELIO
Pixar film featuring a supercomputer named Ooooo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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STEAM
Iron output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
1%
AIDE
Deputy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
1%
DATA
Spreadsheet input
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
1%
LAVA
Volcano's output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
GOSHNO
"Gee, that seems unlikely"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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ALONE
Hermitlike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
OTHER
Unlike the rest
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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GRUB
Wormlike larva
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
ANISE
Licoricelike herb
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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GOLFCART
Transport on the way to sink a putt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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SOUSCHEF
Kitchen deputy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
1%
DOORS
Opportunities, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
SAVESPAR
Makes a clutch putt, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
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SOVIETS
Sputnik launchers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
ASTERS
Daisylike flowers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
RHYME
Sound alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
HAL
Sci-fi computer villain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
ODDSARE
"Most likely ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
ORZO
Ricelike pasta
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
ODOR
Landfill output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
IDEAS
Think tank output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
TAME
Unlikely to get out of hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
MARGARETMEAD
Anthropologist who theorized that children learn by watching adults
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
OILHEAT
Output of some furnaces
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
1%
EXE
Computer file suffix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
1%
SLIDETROMBONE
Instrument that makes the sound of adults talking in "Peanuts" cartoons
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
1%
DRYCLEANONLY
Warning on delicate garments
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
1%
NAME
Reputation
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
1%
ELS
Unlikely pair?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GEE
"__ willikers!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
ABR
Unlike the OED
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
GOOS
Honeylike substances
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
1%
ASEA
Lost, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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ONME
Statement after putting down a card
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
1%
SETAE
Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
1%
SEEDY
Disreputable
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
BRAS
Some undergarments
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
1%
EEL
Snakelike fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
1%
CRUDES
Refinery inputs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
1%
DIE
Go kaput
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
1%
ORIOLE
Bird that weaves pouchlike hanging nests
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
1%
AVIAN
Birdlike
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
1%
HIPHOPBEATS
Instrumental output of J Dilla or Timbaland
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
1%
SLOE
Blueberrylike fruit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
SIMILAR
A lot alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
1%
SARIS
Draped South Asian garments
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
1%
ADA
Computing pioneer Lovelace
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
1%
IDLER
One unlikely to have long to-do lists
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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THERESAWAY
*"Long Island Medium" star Caputo
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
1%
AIMED
Readied a putt
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
1%
PIXEL
Dot on a computer screen
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
1%
PURE
Unadulterated
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
1%
APPLEBLOSSOMS
*Flowers in an orchard (computers)
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
ORC
Goblinlike creature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
CTR
Basketball player who likely has the most blocks on the team: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
1%
JOCKEY
Undergarment brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
1%
CONGALINE
*Snakelike group dance
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
1%
LEGWARMERS
*Woolen garments for ballet dancers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
CORSET
Constricting undergarment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
TECHIE
Computer whiz
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
DEEPSLEEPER
Someone unlikely to be disturbed by a spouse's snoring
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
DELL
Computer brand
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
PUKASHELL
Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
RATEDR
Unlike a kids' movie
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
1%
INTAKE
Output opposite
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
1%
ALTAR
Unlikely place for one with cold feet
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
1%
LIGHT
Sun output
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
1%
RHO
P-like Greek letter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
1%
ENIAC
Pioneering computer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
1%
ARO
Unlikely to develop a crush, for short
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
1%
SCRIPT
Screenwriter's output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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DEE
Deputy leader?
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 188 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is BIGBOYPANTS (11 letters).
What is the best answer for "Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult"?
The best answer for "Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult" is BIGBOYPANTS with 11 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Metaphorical garment put on when behaving like an adult" 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 September 3, 2023.
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