Explain away, with "over"
The crossword clue "Explain away, with "over"" is answered by GLOSS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
GLOSS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GLOSS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GLOSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLOSS, most used first.
- Lip cosmetic - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Sheen - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Shiny finish - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Lip application - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Luster - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Shine - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Surface luster - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Lip ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Shiny lip application - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Lip shiner - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Photo finish - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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.
- Wear away - ERODE, used 660 times
- Fill with joy - ELATE, used 232 times
- Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
- Over - ENDED, used 170 times
- Eat away - ERODE, used 162 times
- Eat away at - ERODE, used 122 times
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