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The short end of the ___

Last seen in Universal Crossword July 27, 2025 Answers

The answer to the crossword clue "The short end of the ___" is most likely STICK, a 5-letter word. This clue last appeared in the Universal Crossword crossword on July 27, 2025, and we found 190 possible solutions in total. Our confidence in STICK sits at 99%, calculated from its frequency across multiple crossword publications.

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190 Other Potential Answers

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STICK
The short end of the ___
Universal Crossword · Jul 27, 2025
50%
RAWDEAL
Short end of the stick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
8%
REPRO
High-quality proof, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
8%
GUAC
Tex-Mex extra, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
8%
AVO
Versatile fruit, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
8%
ONEK
Fun run distance, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
8%
VOL
Tennessee athlete, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
8%
REFI
Loan adjustment, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
8%
LIMO
Long ride, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
8%
OGS
Pioneers of old-school rap, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
8%
ARO
Preferring platonic relationships, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
8%
MUNI
City bond, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
8%
STPETE
Rays home, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
8%
SLR
High-end camera, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
8%
TOE
Sock end
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
8%
LOSE
Come up short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
8%
AWOL
Unaccounted for, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
8%
DMED
Chatted privately online, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
8%
FOMO
"Wish I was there!" anxiety, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
8%
PEC
Chest muscle, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
8%
PREK
Grade before grades, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
8%
ACL
Knee surgery target, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
8%
ESL
Pre-naturalization test course, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
8%
OWE
Come up short, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
8%
ERIE
Lake at the Detroit River's end
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
8%
IPAS
Some craft pours, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
8%
START
One end of a maze
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
8%
TAT
Skin art, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 11, 2026
8%
SNL
NBC show that inspired "30 Rock," for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
8%
PDA
Kissing in the open, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
8%
CAPN
Skipper, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
8%
PECS
Chest muscles, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
8%
MICS
Influencer devices, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
8%
ADA
Accessibility law, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
8%
HET
Straight, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
8%
ACLS
Knee parts, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
8%
TERP
College Park athlete, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
8%
LAN
System of connected PCs, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
8%
SST
Retired boomer, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
8%
TKO
Boxing ref's ruling, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
8%
MCATS
Exams that begin with a Chemical and Physical Foundations section, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
8%
CPU
Apple core, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
8%
EPS
Some short albums
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
8%
ETS
Non-earthlings, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
8%
BFFS
Ride-or-dies, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
8%
SPEC
Architect's constraint, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
8%
SHO
"Dexter: Resurrection" airer, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
8%
RVS
Motor homes, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
8%
RECS
Suggestions, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
8%
CAMOS
Stealthy patterns, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
8%
ITSNOTUNUSUAL
Tom Jones hit, and what can be said about the end of 20-, 27-, or 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
8%
TMNT
Leonardo's group, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
8%
PDAS
Bygone handhelds, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
8%
ARIA
Song that might end on a high note
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
8%
CPR
Lifesaving skill, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
8%
CMA
Nashville honor, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
1%
ZELDA
Nintendo princess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
1%
ATLAS
Geography buff's compendium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
JIMI
"Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
ALLY
Friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
AMI
French friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
MIAMOR
Spanish term of endearment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
MAILS
Sends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
FOLLOWSUIT
Do the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
USEUP
Spend all of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
KEIRA
Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
ONHOLD
Pending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
AMEN
Prayer ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
1%
ECO
Earth-friendly prefix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
1%
PERIOD
Sentence ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
STRAT
Fender guitar, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
AMIS
French friends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
SWEEPER
Center defender in soccer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
TODS
High-end Italian shoe brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
EYRE
Lowood attendee of literature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
SINEW
Tendon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
ERMA
Bombeck who advised, "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
1%
THERIGHTSTUFF
Tom Wolfe book about Project Mercury, or an apt description of the ends of 16-, 24-, 47-, and 56-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
CHE
"Weekend Update" comic Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
SIDESPIN
Cause of a soccer ball bending midair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
SUITE
Family-friendly hotel room
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ELENA
"My Brilliant Friend" novelist Ferrante
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
SCALESDOWN
"Now play C major and C minor descending"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
DODO
Bird that was once endemic to Mauritius
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
TACOTRUCKS
Some street food vendors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ALI
Legend in the ring
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ARETHA
Soul legend Franklin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
ESE
Language ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
PRODIGALPERSON
Big spender?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
MIIS
Nintendo virtual personae
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
AIDS
Lends a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
APPSTORE
Mobile vendor?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
BRAD
Slender fastener
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
AID
Lend a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
1%
TSP
Baker's shortening?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
1%
BIKE
Eco-friendly commuting option
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
OPENER
Bartending tool
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
TAPER
Slender candle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
1%
FACETHEMUSIC
Accept unintended consequences
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
SOULMATES
Ideal partners, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
1%
RIP
Mender's target
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
DABS
Tends to a stain, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
1%
SATANIC
Truly fiendish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
1%
ITSLOVE
Term of endearment?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
ALLS
"__ well that ends well"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
ETAS
Traffic-dependent figs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
TONY
"Copacabana" bartender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
PROS
Referendum side
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
1%
MASQUERADEBALL
Formal event attended in costume
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
ETAL
List-shortening abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
DMITRI
Chemist Mendeleev who created the periodic table
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
TAMER
More family-friendly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
INNS
Some Tripadvisor recommendations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
DODGEOMNI
Chrysler that won the 1978 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
1%
ILLADVISED
"Our previous recommendation stands"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
EID
Ramadan-ending holiday, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
ACT
Pretend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
VALET
Parking attendant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
HAND
Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art class
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
FULLOFTWISTS
Praise for a bartender's manual?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
AMP
Fender Deluxe Reverb, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
1%
WATTLE
Turkey appendage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
1%
NESS
Loch with a legend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
HIM
Gender-specific pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
1%
ASHE
Tennis legend Arthur
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
DARNED
Mended, as socks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
SIXPACKS
Sets of sculpted abs, and what the ends of 19-, 23-, 24-, 36-, 46-, and 48-Across are altogether
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
EDIT
Amend text
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
WIIS
Nintendo consoles that debuted in 2006
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
DSLR
High-end camera initials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
GREGOR
Genetics pioneer Mendel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
MUTUALS
Online friends, colloquially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
BLUSHBLINDNESS
Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
OMNI
High-end hotel chain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
1%
OAT
Vegan-friendly latte option
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
1%
HEARTSOFROMAINE
Tender salad greens
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
DYSONS
High-end vacuum cleaners
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
AMIE
French friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
THEY
Gender-neutral pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
1%
COUCHSURFS
Stays with a series of friends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
BODE
Portend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
THAW
Grow friendlier
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2026
1%
ASSAMTEA
Element of many English breakfast blends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
MONROE
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
NED
Nancy Drew's boyfriend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
FREEPRESS
*First Amendment guarantee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
KNEE
Leg-bending joint
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
MARINES
Military branch at Camp Pendleton
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
1%
ZEE
Alphabet ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
ROMANS
"Friends, __, countrymen ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
EVA
Actress Mendes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
YRS
Calendar divs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
1%
TRIPLETEAM
Defend aggressively
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
1%
BAMBI
Deer friend of Flower and Thumper
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
1%
ANNA
Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
ETC
List-ending abbr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
WILLIE
Giants legend Mays
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
1%
FALLCOLLECTION
Fashion house release with autumnal colors, or what the ends of 20-, 34-, and 41-Across are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
1%
HER
Gender-specific pronoun
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
ELMO
Red friend of Cookie Monster
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
1%
ENERO
First page of el calendario
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
1%
VIE
Contend (for)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
1%
BUTCHER
Mispronounce horrendously, as a name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
1%
ERN
Directional ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
1%
ONEAL
Lakers legend Shaquille
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
1%
YENTL
Film starring Barbra Streisand as a woman who pretends to be a yeshiva boy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
1%
RISES
Ascends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
GAMEWITHINAGAME
Nintendo player's side quest, or what the circled letters of 16-, 23-, and 41-Across create
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
1%
TAKEI
"Star Trek" legend George
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
1%
LATESTFAD
This week's TikTok trend, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
1%
PETNAMES
Terms of endearment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
1%
IAGO
Othello's false friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 17, 2026
1%
RAP
Kendrick Lamar genre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
1%
ALUMNI
Reunion attendees
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2026
1%
PLANTSIT
Watch a friend's monstera, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
EMU
Ostrich's shorter cousin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
DOG
Obedience school attendee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
WEREDONE
"This ends now"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
1%
LONESOMEDOVE
Soap that could use a friend?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
1%
THEVOICE
NBC singing competition that completed its 29th season in 2026, or what appears to get louder at the ends of the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2026
1%
WIIU
Game console that preceded the Nintendo Switch
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
1%
FRIDAY
Start of many long weekends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
1%
DESIREPATH
Unplanned shortcut
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
PESO
Mexican bar tender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
ASSISTS
Lends a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
1%
CNET
Tech trends site
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
1%
GET
Comprehend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026
1%
NOV
Mo. that was ninth in a 10-month Roman calendar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "The short end of the ___" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 190 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is STICK (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "The short end of the ___"?
The best answer for "The short end of the ___" is STICK with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "The short end of the ___" 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 July 27, 2025.
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