Menu
Articles Puzzles Search
Log in Create account

Crossword Answer For

Unsatisfying explanation from a parent

Last seen in Universal Crossword October 18, 2025 Answers

The crossword clue "Unsatisfying explanation from a parent" can be found in the Universal Crossword puzzle from October 18, 2025. We've gathered 148 possible solutions from our database of crossword answers spanning multiple publications. The top match is BECAUSEISAIDSO (14 letters) at 99% confidence — our strongest recommendation for this clue.

Answer For Unsatisfying explanation from a parent:

Explain with AI

Tap each ? to reveal a letter, or show all at once.

148 Other Potential Answers

99%
BECAUSEISAIDSO
Unsatisfying explanation from a parent
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2025
5%
HIMOM
Shoutout to a parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
5%
DAREIASK
"Could there possibly be a good explanation for this?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
5%
PROUD
Like a parent at graduation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
5%
MOMAGER
Rep who is also the parent of a child star, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
5%
MADRE
Spanish parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2026
5%
GAP
Old Navy parent company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
5%
META
Instagram's parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
5%
BECOOL
Desperate whisper to a parent in front of one's crush, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
5%
THEORY
Plausible explanation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
5%
GENE
"Gift" from a parent
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
5%
OKMOM
Affirmative response to a parent
Universal Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
5%
LIMIT
What a parent may impose on screen time
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
5%
BECAUSEREASONS
Unsatisfactory explanation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
5%
USAGE
__ note: dictionary explanation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 9, 2025
5%
ETSY
Depop's parent company
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
5%
NESTER
Empty ___ (certain parent)
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
5%
MAMASAID
Lead-in to advice learned from a parent
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
5%
OWIE
Injury kissed by a parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
5%
PINATA
Something a parent encourages a kid to break
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2025
5%
PRADA
Miu Miu parent company
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2025
5%
ASS
Zedonk parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2025
5%
MOMOFTHEYEAR
"Award" a parent might sarcastically give herself after a mishap
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2025
5%
SLEEP
What a new parent often craves
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 25, 2024
5%
MOM
A parent
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2024
5%
MUSTBE
"There's no other explanation"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2024
5%
STACYSMOM
2003 pop hit about a crush on a friend's parent
Universal Crossword · Sep 27, 2024
5%
SWAN
Cygnet’s parent
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 17, 2024
5%
GENXER
Millennial’s parent
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Sep 14, 2024
5%
STEPDAD
New parent, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2024
5%
MUM
British parent
Universal Crossword · Jun 11, 2024
5%
NURSINGBRA
Support system for a new parent, perhaps?
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2024
5%
EDITORSNOTE
Further explanation in an article (... the ends of this answer and the one below it)
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2024
5%
MOMPRENEUR
Certain parent and business owner
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2024
5%
BUTMOM
Whiny kid's plea to a certain parent
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2024
5%
YOUWOULDNTGETIT
"Don't bother asking for an explanation"
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2023
5%
AVIS
Zipcar parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2023
5%
OCTOMOM
Noted parent of eight newborns
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2023
5%
WROTEHOME
Made a parent happy from afar
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2023
5%
TONE
An angry parent may not like yours
Universal Crossword · Aug 20, 2023
5%
ITSNOTAPHASEMOM
Brooding teen's assurance to a concerned parent
Universal Crossword · Jul 22, 2023
5%
SINGULARTHEORY
Research scientist’s unique explanation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2023
5%
VIACOM
Nickelodeon's former parent company
Universal Crossword · Jul 8, 2023
5%
TVMOM
Small-screen parent such as Carol Brady
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2023
5%
ATHOME
Where a busy parent might stay
Universal Crossword · Jun 6, 2023
5%
JUSTDOOMINGMYJOB
Employee's explanation for intentional incompetence?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2023
5%
GOAT
Kid's parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2023
5%
SIRE
Equine parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 29, 2023
5%
NAMER
New parent, for example
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 26, 2022
5%
HOVERS
Acts like a helicopter parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2022
5%
PEPSICO
Quaker's parent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2022
5%
PAYPAL
Venmo's parent company
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2022
5%
GOTCHADAY
Annual celebration for a pet parent
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2022
5%
FTD
ProFlowers parent co.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 2, 2022
5%
XER
Zoomer's parent, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2022
1%
CORNEA
Transparent layer in the eye
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
NEWDAD
One on parental leave, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 31, 2026
1%
GOBAG
Kit prepped by many soon-to-be parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
1%
MARES
Some stable parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
1%
MOMS
Some parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
1%
OVERT
Readily apparent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
1%
AROSE
Became apparent
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
1%
DNATESTS
Exams with answers provided by parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
DADS
Pun-loving parents, stereotypically
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
1%
WANDS
Fairy godparents' sticks
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
1%
SLEEPDEBT
Accumulation for new parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2026
1%
ISITJUSTME
Say your parents had three children, two of which are named April and May. Who could the third be?
Universal Crossword · Dec 18, 2025
1%
SEETHRU
Transparent, informally
Universal Crossword · Dec 17, 2025
1%
HEIR
__ apparent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
1%
ASKMOM
Unsure parent's response
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 14, 2025
1%
NAME
Topic of conversation for parents-to-be
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
1%
THEYSAYSTAYGRAY
"Apparently, it's better not to dye your hair"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
1%
MAMAS
Some parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 17, 2025
1%
IMDEAD
"My parents are gonna kill me!"
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2025
1%
LOCO
In __ parentis
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2025
1%
UPHILL
Like their walks to school (in the snow, both ways), per some grandparents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2025
1%
PEEKABOO
Big name in transparent Band-Aids for toddlers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 18, 2025
1%
NIECES
Some siblings, to their parents' siblings
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2025
1%
OPEN
Transparent
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
CEL
Animator's transparent sheet
Universal Crossword · May 17, 2025
1%
PUT
"___ that down!" (exasperated parent's cry)
Universal Crossword · May 4, 2025
1%
KENTS
Superman's adoptive parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2025
1%
LATEPASSES
Parts of overdue explanations?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2025
1%
SHEERER
More transparent
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 14, 2025
1%
STROLLERPARKING
A lot for parents to manage?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2025
1%
ATOY
"That is not __!": parents' words of warning
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
1%
GLASSDOMES
Some transparent covers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2025
1%
DAD
"When does a joke become a ___ joke? When it becomes apparent!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 16, 2025
1%
OPAQUE
Not transparent
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Feb 10, 2025
1%
HEATINDEX
Measurement known as "apparent temperature" (... letters 4-5 + 7-8)
Universal Crossword · Feb 6, 2025
1%
DOGCLOTHES
Some pet parents' purchases ... or what the starred clues' answers are?
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2025
1%
GABY
Hoffmann of "Transparent"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 17, 2025
1%
BABYSWING
*Seat that new parents might buy
Universal Crossword · Dec 12, 2024
1%
GLASSHOUSES
Abodes with transparent walls
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2024
1%
NOS
Unwanted parental replies
Universal Crossword · Oct 26, 2024
1%
LIMPID
Transparent
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 18, 2024
1%
EELS
Snaky fish with transparent babies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
1%
DEER
Fawning parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2024
1%
BABYFEVER
Excitement for parenthood inspired by seeing cute infants
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2024
1%
GEESE
Gosling parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2024
1%
ARC
Shape of a parenthesis
Universal Crossword · Aug 20, 2024
1%
PANE
Transparent block in Minecraft
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2024
1%
NAPSTER
Early MP3-sharing service that anagrams to "parents"
Universal Crossword · Jul 25, 2024
1%
GENES
Gift from parents
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 13, 2024
1%
OCCAM
Philosopher who espoused simple explanations
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2024
1%
MOMMY
Daddy's co-parent, maybe
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2024
1%
SOISEE
“Apparently!”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
1%
FAMILYNAMES
They pass from parents to children
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 21, 2024
1%
AGILE
Like neither Jack nor Jill, apparently
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2024
1%
NAMES
What expecting parents choose
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2024
1%
USE
"__ your words": toddler parent's phrase
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 17, 2024
1%
THRU
See-___ (transparent, informally)
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2024
1%
SWANS
Cygnets' parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 26, 2023
1%
BOOMERS
Gen Xers’ parents
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 31, 2023
1%
ALONETIME
Besieged parent's need
Universal Crossword · Oct 29, 2023
1%
ISAYSO
End of a parent's non-explanation
Universal Crossword · Oct 2, 2023
1%
CHARLESIII
Monarch who was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2023
1%
VAN
Soccer parent's transport
Universal Crossword · Sep 22, 2023
1%
UNCLEARMELTDOWN
*Tantrum happening for no apparent reason?
Universal Crossword · Aug 28, 2023
1%
ACETATE
Transparent overlay
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2023
1%
HOMESICK
Like camp kids who miss their parents
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2023
1%
ORPHANED
Deprived of parental care
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 9, 2023
1%
RAJ
"The Big Bang Theory" astrophysicist whose parents live in India
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2023
1%
ROOMPANIC
Film about college kids trying to clean up the dorm before parents weekend?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2023
1%
MUMS
Some British parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2023
1%
SHOWERTHOUGHTS
"They're going to make such good parents!" and "What a cute onesie!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2023
1%
ICANSEE
"That's apparent to me"
Universal Crossword · Jun 16, 2023
1%
THEIRONYAGE
When kids start rolling their eyes at everything their parents say?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2023
1%
IMSODEAD
"My parents are gonna kill me!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2023
1%
XWORDS
Black-and-white puzzles, colloquially ... and what the five sets of parentheses contain
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2023
1%
CREDITLINE
"I owe it all to my parents," e.g.?
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2023
1%
DRE
One of the "Black-ish" parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 11, 2023
1%
MOMAGERS
Portmanteau for some parents of child stars
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2023
1%
BABIESUS
*Superstore for new parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2023
1%
STORYTIME
Bedtime ritual for some parents
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2023
1%
VISIBLE
Apparent
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jan 25, 2023
1%
ONEANDDONE
Apt idiom for an only child's parents
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2023
1%
MOMMYBRAIN
Mental disarray of early parenthood that inspired the 16-, 25- and 44-Across clues?
Universal Crossword · Jan 24, 2023
1%
GENX
Demographic of most zoomers' parents
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2023
1%
SCREENTIME
Hours limited by parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2022
1%
DIAPERS
New parent's first purchases, often
Universal Crossword · Sep 19, 2022
1%
CLEAR
Transparent
Universal Crossword · Sep 6, 2022
1%
ELDER
Great-grandparent, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2022
1%
ONESIE
Gift to new parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2022
1%
WAH
Sound that may wake sleeping parents
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2022
1%
TWOS
"Terrible" time for tots (and their parents)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2022
1%
TESTS
Pushes, like a parent's limits
Universal Crossword · Aug 9, 2022
1%
SMILES
Close parentheses, at times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2022

Clues for Universal Crossword on October 18, 2025

Impolite Crossword Clue Skosh Crossword Clue Certain antidepressant, in brief Crossword Clue Silver-colored, powered-up Nintendo character Crossword Clue "I'm an ___ book" Crossword Clue "Riiiiiight" Crossword Clue "We're like two ___ in a pod" Crossword Clue Prefix meaning "bad" Crossword Clue Guitarist's accessory Crossword Clue Puppy Crossword Clue

Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Unsatisfying explanation from a parent" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 148 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is BECAUSEISAIDSO (14 letters).
What is the best answer for "Unsatisfying explanation from a parent"?
The best answer for "Unsatisfying explanation from a parent" is BECAUSEISAIDSO with 14 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Unsatisfying explanation from a parent" 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 October 18, 2025.
Create Your Own Crossword
Build custom crossword puzzles and share them with anyone. You'll need a free account to get started.

Write your own clues & answers

Add as many clue/answer pairs as you like and we'll generate the crossword grid automatically.

Share with a unique link

Every puzzle gets a unique URL you can share on WhatsApp, social media, or with friends.

Download as PDF

Print your puzzle for classrooms, parties, or just for fun on paper.

Track plays & stats

See how many people played your puzzle, completion rates, and average solve times.

Create Free Account Log In