Surpass
The crossword clue "Surpass" is answered by TOP, a 3-letter entry. Used 59 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TOP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOP answer page.
Used 59 times across 34 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 12 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.
- ECLIPSE (11 uses in xd)
- EXCEED (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for TOP
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOP, most used first.
- Spinning toy - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
- Outdo - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- Pinnacle - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Summit - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Best - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Spinner - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Do better than - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Apex - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Go one better - used 28 times, most recently in 2014
- Zenith - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Blouse, e.g. - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- One-up - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Attempt - TRY, used 410 times
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- Mao ___-tung - TSE, used 389 times
- ___ chi - TAI, used 380 times
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