Over the top
The crossword clue "Over the top" is answered by EXTRA, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
EXTRA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXTRA answer page.
Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ABITMUCH (2 uses in xd)
- EXCESSIVE (2 uses in xd)
- BONKERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EXTRA
Every other clue in this collection answered by EXTRA, most used first.
- Additional - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Bonus - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Crowd scene actor - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Superfluous - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Spare - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Uncredited actor - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Newsboy's cry - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Surplus - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- More than required - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Uncredited cast member - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Special edition - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
- Add-on - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Bonus feature - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Newsboy's shout - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Background actor - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bit player - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
- "Cast of thousands" member - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Crowd-scene participant - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
- More than needed - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Actor in a crowd scene - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Added - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Supplementary - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Crowd-scene character - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- For an additional cost - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Unbilled person - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- Over - ENDED, used 170 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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