Maximum Crossword Clue

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Maximum Crossword Answer

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CAP

(3 letters)

UTMOST

(6 letters)

TOPS

(4 letters)

CEILING

(7 letters)

LIMIT

(5 letters)

UTTERMOST

(9 letters)

PEAK

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adverb)
1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
2. used to form the superlative
(adjective)
1. (superlative of `many’ used with count nouns and often preceded by `the’) quantifier meaning the greatest in number
2. the superlative of `much’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the’; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MAXIMUM (noun)
1. the largest possible quantity
2. the greatest possible degree
MAXIMUM (adjective)
1. the greatest or most complete or best possible

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CAP
(3 letters)
UTMOST
(6 letters)
TOPS
(4 letters)
CEILING
(7 letters)
LIMIT
(5 letters)
UTTERMOST
(9 letters)
PEAK
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
MOTS

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27. Extinct bird

28. Swerving billiards shot

29. Teeny

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33. CIA worker

35. PC fixer, e.g.

37. “Hey, amigo”

39. Highest price customers are amenable to paying

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48. Prefix similar to equi-

49. Vaccination fluids

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51. Connections

56. Rustic hotel

58. Lean- -- (simple huts)

59. Time to steel oneself and power through

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67. Goes past the time limit

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Down

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2. Fire residue

3. Figure skater Midori

4. Central point

5. Superlatively sneaky

6. University on Long Island

7. "— be an honor"

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38. Crunches tone them

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