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What's left when kids go to college

Last seen in Universal Crossword December 11, 2025 Answers

Got stuck on "What's left when kids go to college" in the Universal Crossword crossword from December 11, 2025? Our crossword solver has dug up 182 possible answers for this one. The answer we're most confident about is EMPTYNEST, which is 9 letters long and has a 99% match based on data from published crossword puzzles.

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182 Other Potential Answers

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EMPTYNEST
What's left when kids go to college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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DIRT
What's left on a doormat
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
3%
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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GOATS
Nannies and kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 22, 2026
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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
3%
SMOCK
Recommended garment when using glitter glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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FINEART
Reply when Mr. Garfunkel asks how everyone is doing?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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ELECTRICITYBILL
Reply when Mr. Nye asks why there are so many wind turbines?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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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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EDU
End of a college email address
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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PASSING
In the left lane, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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ROMEOROMEO
Juliet's response when her love asks what city is as eternal as their bond?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
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DOORSTEP
Dance move performed when entering a room?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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ELECTORAL
__ college
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
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SUGARCRASH
*What may follow kids in a candy store?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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TAY
Swift, to Swifties, when doubled
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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NOON
Time when shadows are shortest
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
3%
VASSAR
Hudson Valley college chartered by a brewer in 1861
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
3%
SABAN
Longtime college football coach Nick
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 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
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BALANCEDUE
Total left to pay
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
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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
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UNO
"One card left!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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LETSPLAYITBYEAR
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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ONES
Column to the left of the decimal point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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REED
Portland college that Steve Jobs briefly attended
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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INITIALPHASE
(Letters 6-10 of this answer) testing, when checking software
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
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SHOUT
Holler, or when parsed differently, an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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SPONGE
Cleaning item that may be left near the sink
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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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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ICKY
Like Brussels sprouts, to many kids
Universal Crossword · Mar 26, 2026
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AMES
Iowa college town
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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CARSTEREOS
What people connect their phones to when they're "on aux"
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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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
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SLUR
Miss a few letters when speaking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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ONELAP
Unit left after a white flag in NASCAR
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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MISSPEAK
Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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BOUNCING
Like kids in an inflatable castle
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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ELDEST
Like Greg, among the Brady kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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REAR
Raise, as kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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RATEDR
Unlike a kids' movie
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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WASHABLE
Like some kids' markers or paint
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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ELON
North Carolina college town
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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COMEOUTEVENING
Night when one leaves the closet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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SPELMAN
Women's liberal arts college in Atlanta
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
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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
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KNEES
Joints used when cycling
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
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LISA
One of the Simpson kids
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
3%
OXO
Maker of Stick & Stay plates and bowls for kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 22, 2026
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ELSE
Word after "who," "when," "where," "what" or "why"
Universal Crossword · Jan 20, 2026
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TANLINE
Mark left by a swimsuit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
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APR
Mo. when CPAs work overtime
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
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RTS
NFL players who aren't on the left
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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RECLEAGUE
Place to find a former college baseball player playing softball
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
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RUSTED
Like a bike that's been left in the rain, maybe
Universal Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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SLEEPERCAR
Where you might move when you retire?
Universal Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
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CORE
All that's left of a spent apple
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
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LISTS
What kids mail to Santa
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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GOATYOGA
Fitness class with kids?
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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ISTHATYOU
Question when trying to recognize someone
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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BUTTHATSNOTFAIR
"All the other kids get to!"
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
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ATE
___ and left no crumbs (did amazing)
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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YALE
Connecticut college
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2025
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CRUSTS
Sandwich leftovers on many a kid's plate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
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BAS
Some college degrees
Universal Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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ESSAYS
Contents of college blue books
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
3%
SOCIALSATIRE
*Result of being left off a guest list?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 28, 2025
3%
SWITCHING
With 60-Across, reason for going back to college, maybe ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme
Universal Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
3%
CONVERSIONFACTOR
Consideration when switching religions?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
3%
DOSA
Pancake that becomes a drink when its first and third letters are switched
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
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ETA
Best guess as to when, initially
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2025
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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
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SRO
"No seats left" sign
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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NWODIM
Ego who left "Saturday Night Live" in 2025
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
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ORIENTATION
Stretch for a new college student
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
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SCREENAGER
One left to their own devices?
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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ANIL
Name that becomes a world capital when bookended by "M" and "A"
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
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GETAROOM
Comment when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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OVENMITT
Protection when things are heating up
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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SWAMI
Hindu title that becomes a sentence when its last letter is made first
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2025
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VILLAINERA
Phase when one stops being a pushover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
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ORU
It's an OK college!
Universal Crossword · Oct 31, 2025
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EARLY
With time left on the clock
Universal Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
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BOOP
Silly sound made when touching a dog's nose
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
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AHA
Cry when something clicks
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
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GRE
Test taken by a college sr.
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
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IDONTASK
"It's best left unanswered"
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
3%
JOHNDEERETOYS
Green-and-yellow farm playthings for kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
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BACKSOSOON
"I thought you just left!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2025
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YULE
Season celebrated by gifted kids?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2025
3%
INSTANTRAMEN
Quick and classic meal for a college student
Universal Crossword · Sep 21, 2025
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MOONBOUNCE
*Inflatable structure at a kids party
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2025
3%
WONTON
Chinese dumpling that's best when crispy, in my opinion
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
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COE
Cedar Rapids college
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2025
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OMAR
Name that becomes a tomato type when its last letter is moved to the front
Universal Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
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ENERO
Month when it's not chilly in Chile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
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REARS
Raises, as kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
3%
WELCOMESILVERBACK
*Primate habitat banner when the zoo acquires a new gorilla?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
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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
3%
ELVIS
"___ has left the building"
Universal Crossword · Aug 31, 2025
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HIPPO
"Hungry hungry" animal in a kids game
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2025
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OLD
"I was today years __ when ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
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IVIED
Like some college walls
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
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ISPEPSIOKAY
Server's question when there's no Coke
Universal Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
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TOUR
Part of a college visit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2025
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XERS
Many Boomers' kids
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
3%
SUFFIX
Less, when added?
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
3%
DADA
First word for some kids
Universal Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
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BRATS
Spoiled kids
Universal Crossword · Aug 10, 2025
3%
UNICEF
Global org. that helps kids
Universal Crossword · Aug 8, 2025
3%
ESC
Key left of F1
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2025
3%
TABLEFORONE
Request when dining solo
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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TEXT
"___ me when you get home!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
3%
PREK
School for young kids, informally
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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ESPNU
Channel for college games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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TIMER
One may buzz when it hits 0
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
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AGE
19, for Adele, when her album "19" came out
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
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BEREA
Kentucky college that doesn't charge tuition
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2025
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SANDPIT
Box where British kids use pails and shovels
Universal Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
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TVTIME
Period between homework and dinner, for some kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2025
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DEAN
Head of a college faculty
Universal Crossword · Jul 22, 2025
3%
FIRSTIMPRESSION
Opinion formed when shaking hands, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2025
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ARTS
Liberal ___ college
Universal Crossword · Jul 16, 2025
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JOBFAIR
Event for college seniors
Universal Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
3%
UVINDEX
You might apply extra sunscreen when it's high
Universal Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
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TEEN
Typical college applicant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2025
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LAPS
They disappear when people stand
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
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CHARGE
What electric cars do when plugged in
Universal Crossword · Jul 12, 2025
3%
AVLAB
Space for tech-savvy HS kids
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2025
3%
LOOSENED
Turned left, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2025
3%
EOCENE
Epoch when mammals arose
Universal Crossword · Jul 2, 2025
3%
DOUBLEMAJOR
Overachievement for a college student, say
Universal Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
3%
ONSTANDBY
Ready when needed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2025
3%
AMY
Name that becomes a month when its first two letters are swapped
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
3%
SPACECAMP
Place for kids with lofty goals?
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
3%
BITTERSITTER
"Teach your kids some manners! And get better snacks," snapped the __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2025
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ELECT
Word that becomes a synonym when "s" is added to the front
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
3%
HOPE
Sentiment left in Pandora's box
Universal Crossword · Jun 6, 2025
3%
LBOMB
Word dropped when things are getting serious, informally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
3%
EMME
Supermodel who wrote the kids book "What Are You Hungry For?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2025
3%
MISPLAYED
Made a wrong move, say ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · May 27, 2025
3%
CTRLS
PC shortcut employed when creating a draft
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 22, 2025
3%
OSH
Start of a kids clothing line name
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2025
3%
LADTOSEEYOU
Intercom message when a young boy arrives at the office?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
3%
SATS
Some college entrance exams
Universal Crossword · May 10, 2025
3%
HAS
"Elvis ___ left the building"
Universal Crossword · May 6, 2025
3%
BLINDSPOT
Driver's concern when merging
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2025
3%
RAILPASS
*Purchase when planning a train tour
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
3%
MATE
Word you don't want to hear when playing chess
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
3%
AONE
Top left Battleship coordinate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
3%
GRATER
Gadget that a waiter may use until you say "when"
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
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CHOKE
Fail when it matters most
Universal Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
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GETITOFF
Squeal when a bug lands in one's hair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
3%
OBERLIN
Ohio college whose mascot is an albino squirrel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2025
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TIP
Money left on the table
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2025
3%
TRESS
Something left on the cutting room floor?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2025
3%
TENSESUP
Stiffens ... or, when parsed differently, what the answers to the starred clues collectively have?
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
3%
ALUM
Typical college donor, briefly
Universal Crossword · Apr 16, 2025
3%
UNI
Aussie's college
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 15, 2025
3%
ONCE
Way back when
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
3%
ARMY
Navy's college football rival
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2025
3%
SIT
Look after the kids
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
3%
FORESTPRESCHOOL
Outdoor learning environment for young kids
Universal Crossword · Apr 6, 2025
3%
SHY
Like kids at a new school, often
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2025
3%
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
3%
TEENAGED
Like most college freshmen
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 1, 2025
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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
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STANFORD
California college with an Olympic medalist on every Team USA since 1912
Universal Crossword · Mar 29, 2025
3%
THEIDIOT
Elif Batuman novel about a first-year college student
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2025
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UNEATEN
Like leftovers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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ELITE
Like top colleges
Universal Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
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ASHES
Clambake leftovers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2025
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OWIE
Minor injury, in kidspeak
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
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REHEAT
Warm up, like leftovers
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
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ODDSOCK
Laundry room leftover
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 16, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "What's left when kids go to college" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 182 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is EMPTYNEST (9 letters).
What is the best answer for "What's left when kids go to college"?
The best answer for "What's left when kids go to college" is EMPTYNEST with 9 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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