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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CAP
A tight-fitting headdress

TIP
An indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 letters

PEAK
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

APEX
The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

ACME
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

COMB
The act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb"

TUFT
A bunch of feathers or hair

BROW
The arch of hair above each eye

5 letters

RIDGE
A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

BADGE
An emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"

PLUME
The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

CERTS

ROCKY
Full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

CROWN
An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

ILIAC
Of or relating to the ilium

6 letters

SUMMIT
A meeting of heads of governments

EMBLEM
Special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

ZENITH
The point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

7 letters

TOPKNOT
Showy crest or knot of hair or feathers

8 letters

SURMOUNT
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

9 letters

COCKSCOMB
The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds