Surpass
The crossword clue "Surpass" is answered by EXCEL, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EXCEL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXCEL answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for EXCEL
Every other clue in this collection answered by EXCEL, most used first.
- Shine - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Stand out - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Outdo. - used 13 times, most recently in 2003
- Do very well - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Do extremely well - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Do really well - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Microsoft spreadsheet program - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Perform very well - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Get all A's - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Spreadsheet program in Microsoft Office - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Spreadsheet software - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Surpass - OUTDO, used 110 times
- Surpass - ONEUP, used 8 times
- Surpass - TRUMP, used 7 times
- Surpass in performance - OUTDO, used 7 times
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