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Word before "Cross" or "carpet"

Last seen in Universal Crossword May 19, 2023 Answers

Trying to complete the Universal Crossword crossword from May 19, 2023? The clue "Word before "Cross" or "carpet"" stumps many solvers, but we've found 191 possible answers. Our top solution is RED (3 letters) with 99% confidence, determined by how often this answer has been used for this and related crossword clues.

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191 Other Potential Answers

99%
RED
Word before "Cross" or "carpet"
Universal Crossword · May 19, 2023
8%
INNER
Word before beauty or peace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
8%
SHEET
Word before metal and music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
8%
USE
Word before "force" or "the Force"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
8%
GRAY
Word before scale or whale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
4%
EVER
Penultimate word in many fairy tales
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
4%
ANKH
Egyptian cross with a top loop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
4%
AGRABAH
Fictional city that's a magic carpet ride away from the Cave of Wonders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2026
4%
SAYSO
Final word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2026
4%
EVE
Night before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
4%
LIES
"Not one word of this is true!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
4%
TBAR
Support before a run, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
4%
KAPPA
Letter before lambda
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
4%
SERA
Repeated word in a Doris Day classic
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
4%
EGAD
"My word!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
YUM
Lip-smacking word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
4%
ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
4%
TETRIS
Game played in the trunk before a road trip?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
4%
BACHELORPARTY
Night out before tying the knot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
4%
BANKINGREGULATION
"The ball must hit the cushion before dropping into the pocket," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
4%
MOSS
Forest carpet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
4%
NON
Only word spoken in "Silent Movie"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
4%
SHAG
Deep carpet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
4%
SWORE
Gave one's word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
4%
PREK
Grade before grades, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
4%
ELSE
Conditional word in Python
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 15, 2026
4%
LEO
Sign before Virgo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
4%
SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
4%
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
4%
BEASTINSHOW
Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
4%
NEE
Alumna bio word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
4%
SOIHEAR
"That's the word on the street"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
4%
OUR
Possessive word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
4%
YES
Ouija board word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
4%
MUMS
"__ the word!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
4%
UTILEUTILE
Helpful draw when trying to play a Q word in Scrabble?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
4%
TONERS
Products often applied before moisturizers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
4%
ALAS
Woeful word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
4%
THAN
Comparison word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
4%
ERE
Bard's before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
4%
SCOOPUP
Grab before anyone else can
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
4%
PRONOUNCE
Sound out, as a word
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2026
4%
MINOR
Key word?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
4%
CELEBS
Red carpet VIPs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
4%
ALIST
Red carpet celebs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
4%
NOR
Repeated word in the unofficial USPS motto
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
4%
PSST
Whisper before "Pass it on!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
OTTER
See 11-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
1%
SEA
With 73-Across, semiaquatic mammal that uses rocks as tools
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
1%
LASSO
Looped rope at a 31-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
1%
AVE
St. crosser
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
1%
RISEN
No longer in 73-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
1%
ASGARD
Home of 5-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
1%
PEA
See 69-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2026
1%
CROPCIRCLES
Mysterious patterns in fields, or what 15-, 22-, 31-, and 44-Across are?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
1%
ESS
End of most plural words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
1%
INAWE
At a loss for words, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
1%
FINISHLINE
End of a race, or what's found at the end of 16-, 24-, 34-, and 50-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
1%
SKYHIGH
Like exorbitant prices, and like 17-, 24-, 51-, and 62-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2026
1%
HELIX
76-Across strand shape
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
1%
ATLAST
"Finally!," or what can be found in 18-, 30-, 46-, and 59-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
1%
IDO
Promising words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2026
1%
ENAMEL
40-Across layer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2026
1%
FORESHADOW
Point to future plot developments, or a feature of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
1%
BABYSTEPS
Slow-but-steady progress, or the progression found at the starts of 18-, 23-, 36-, and 51-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
1%
TAI
See 76-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
1%
ADAGE
Wise words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
1%
SKIS
Travels cross-country?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 17, 2026
1%
EGOS
See 33-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 17, 2026
1%
DOO
See 74-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 16, 2026
1%
LAP
With 58-Across, exercise venue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
1%
HOSTS
Members of 67-Across's Five-Timers Club, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2026
1%
CHEESEHEADS
Green Bay Packers fans, or what 17-, 26-, 38-, and 52-Across have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
1%
MATCHINGPJS
Cozy garb in some family photos, or what can be found in 17-, 27-, and 43-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
1%
ANISE
19-Across flavor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
1%
STEAK
Swordfish cut
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
1%
ITSNOTTHATHARD
"Why must you overcomplicate everything?," or what can be said about 16-, 24-, 49-, and 58-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
USERID
Password preceder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
SIGNLANGUAGE
Nonverbal communication, or what can be found at the starts of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2026
1%
MOORED
Secured in a 42-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2026
1%
SHOE
See 58-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
1%
TAP
With 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred Astaire
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
1%
WINTERBREAK
Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
1%
ISTO
Analogy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
1%
LAVA
28-Across flow
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
1%
SEEMS
Comes across as
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 2, 2026
1%
MILKSHAKE
Ice cream treat, or what can be found in 17-, 25-, 36-, or 51-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2026
1%
STREETTALK
Informal language, or what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across are examples of?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
LLAMA
Woolly pack animal of 5-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
IMONYOURSIDE
Words of support from a crossbody bag?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2026
1%
SENSEI
41-Across teacher
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
ITSOPEN
Welcome words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
WAX
1-Across opposite
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
1%
RAISEDINABARN
Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 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%
DELETEKEY
Thing that has away with words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
1%
PITA
53-Across bread
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 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%
DIRTY
Like clothes in a 53-Across, probably
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
FIRSTHALF
Game division, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
CANNON
Deliverer of 25-Across, at times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
EMORAP
Moody 73-Across subgenre
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
SPAN
Reach across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
1%
TAKESASHOT
Tries, or what one does at 16-, 22-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 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%
PURR
Sound like a 9-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
EPEE
Fencing sword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
EAGLE
See 91-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
SAM
With 27-Across, patriotic Muppet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
TNT
59-Across stuff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
DHS
Org. that oversees 41-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
1%
THE
With 51-Across, Wyle drama
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
TABOO
Party game with forbidden words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
MUSICNOTES
Score symbols, or a description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
TEAM
With 30-Across, FIFA women's powerhouse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
USA
See 6-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
TWOPOINTS
Slam dunk's value, or what 16-, 23-, 34-, 36-, and 49-Across have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
SABER
Curved fencing sword
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
TVSET
Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
EPEES
Olympic swords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
FUN
Like crosswords, hopefully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
1%
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
1%
HOOT
62-Across call
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 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%
SEXT
Exchange heated words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
SHOD
Wearing 47-Across, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
1%
LAWANDORDER
Strict enforcement of the rules for a civil society, or how to process the requests in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
1%
NOHOPE
Pessimist's words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
1%
BACKTOBACK
Consecutive, or a hint to what can follow the first parts and precede the second parts of 17-, 25-, 38-, 40-, and 49-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
1%
OREOS
Cookies with a "You asked for it" collaboration with 29-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 16, 2026
1%
ONTAP
Like 11-Down and 27-Across, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
ALPHABITS
Cereal that once featured a crossword puzzle in magazine ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
1%
LOGOTHREE
Distance shot in basketball, or what 16-, 26-, and 39-Across are altogether?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
1%
TREES
See 5-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
1%
ORB
Sphere consulted by a 66-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 7, 2026
1%
PET
With 37-Across, place for a pawdicure
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
SPA
See 34-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
AGED
Like 15-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
1%
SHOWSOMESPINE
Bravely stand one's ground, or what 19-, 24-, and 45-Across typically do?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
WITS
Comical wordsmiths
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
1%
ANEMIA
30-Across deficiency
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 2, 2026
1%
DISSTRACKS
Fighting words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
1%
EDGED
"O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
WHO
See 39-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
1%
INNERSABOTEUR
Psychological cause of personal failure, or a feature of 19-, 24-, 38-, and 45-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 28, 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%
SYNC
Lip-__: mouth the words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
1%
IHOPE
Wistful words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
1%
MAN
See 37-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2026
1%
TEASETS
Collections with cups and saucers, or a phonetic description of 16-, 22-, 49-, and 60-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
1%
SPELL
Witchy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
GETTHEBAND
With 107-Across, reunite a musical group, or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
BACKTOGETHER
See 98-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
GRID
Crossword diagram
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
1%
SUMATRA
Indonesian island crossed by the equator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
LACEY
Chabert of the "Crossword Mysteries" series
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
1%
GARDENVARIETY
Unexceptional, or an apt description of 20-, 30-, and 40-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
1%
OGRE
85-Across figure
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
1%
IHOPESOTOO
"Fingers crossed!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2026
1%
IRONSUPPLEMENT
Treatment for anemia, or a treatment given to 16-, 28-, and 48-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 10, 2026
1%
CHECKITOUT
Suggestion for a 52-Across patron who didn't finish a book by closing time?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
1%
READONLYFILE
Reminder on a collection that can't leave a 52-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
1%
RETURNTOTHEFOLD
Sign near a door slot of a 52-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
1%
DONTBELATE
Advice for patrons who borrow materials from a 52-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 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%
HOPE
"Fingers crossed" feeling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
1%
SENOR
Mister, in 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 6, 2026
1%
MINCE
"I won't __ words ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
SUBMISSION
With 71-Across, terse rejection note?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
IMPOSSIBLE
See 66-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
1%
ASSYRIA
Mesopotamian empire that included parts of 20-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
SCRATCHTHAT
"Never mind!," or what could be said about 17-, 24-, 35-, or 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
1%
FIND
Happen across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
1%
CUTTING
With 42-Across, risky business practice, or what can be found in this puzzle's circles?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
1%
CORNERS
See 40-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
1%
ARGUE
Exchange words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 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%
THEEND
Famous last words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
AUTOTYPE
Option in some password managers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
WILL
Last words, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
NIN
See 123-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
1%
YEET
Throw, 28-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
1%
AOL
20-Across alternative
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
1%
TORSO
Body part with 27- and 52-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 18, 2026
1%
REMOTESTART
Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
1%
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
1%
BETRAY
Double-cross
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
HARDLAUNCH
Social media debut of a romantic relationship, or what 17-, 29-, and 45-Across have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
1%
HIPHOPSKITS
Comedic interludes on some 47-Across albums
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
1%
PARDONMYFRENCH
"Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
1%
OUITHEPEOPLE
First words of the Constitution
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Word before "Cross" or "carpet"" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 191 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is RED (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Word before "Cross" or "carpet""?
The best answer for "Word before "Cross" or "carpet"" is RED with 3 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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