Surpasses
The crossword clue "Surpasses" is answered by TOPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TOPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TOPS answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1952. 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.
- EXCEEDS (10 uses in xd)
- ECLIPSES (6 uses in xd)
- OUTDOES (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for TOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by TOPS, most used first.
- First-rate - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Spinning toys - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- The best - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
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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- Abound - TEEM, used 426 times
- Adolescent - TEEN, used 338 times
- Story - TALE, used 293 times
- Hardy heroine - TESS, used 280 times
- Soft mineral - TALC, used 260 times
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