Top of the Head Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for Top of the Head crossword clue, last seen in the Newsday Crossword September 8, 2026 puzzle. This answer will help you finish the puzzle you’re working on.

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. remove the scalp of
2. sell illegally, as on the black market
(noun)
1. the skin that covers the top of the head

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HEAD (noun)
1. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
2. a person who is in charge
HEAD (verb)
1. be in charge of
2. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
TOP (verb)
1. be the culminating event
2. pass by, over, or under without making contact
TOP (noun)
1. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
2. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
TOP (adjective)
1. situated at the top or highest position

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Pate
(4 letters)
PATE
(4 letters)
CROWN
(5 letters)
DOME
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Newsday Crossword (9/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. What falls in a blizzard

5. Highest poker cards

9. Back-to-health program, for short

14. Spanish house

15. Biblical ark-builder

16. Elude capture from

17. Just slightly

18. Halifax, __ Scotia

19. Old West outlaw __ James

20. Large body of water north of Wisconsin

23. Flat panel TV type

24. ''Half'' prefix for final

25. Swiss mountain

28. Hgt. above sea level

30. Tooth's outer layer

32. Christian of fashion

35. Coll. near Beverly Hills

38. No later than

39. Money still owed

42. Fishing line holder

43. Pillow covering

44. Take a cab or bus

45. Maximally

47. Hoops org.

49. Part of 35-Across

50. Air-show stunt

53. Evaluate

58. Singer's note-identifying skill

60. Harsh light

63. State with many Mormons

64. Lion's den

65. Greek fable guy

66. Retail store event

67. __ story (autobiography)

68. Flower source of bread seeds

69. Shady relatives of oaks

70. Skidded

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Down

2. Birth-related

3. City southwest of Kyoto

4. Walks through water

5. Occurring once a year

6. House for hens

7. Roof overhangs

8. Divide up with others

9. Come back to a club

10. '. . . lived happily __ after'

11. Owns

12. Billboards and commercials

13. Hive insect

21. Intelligent

22. To explain

25. Intensified, with "up"

26. Don't disturb

27. Novel's story line

29. __ fish sandwich

31. German auto

32. Because of

33. Lines on a list

34. Capital of Norway

36. Multiyear savings accts.

37. Claim on property

39. Spoken aloud

40. Performer in a film

41. Hold firmly

46. Needing a nap

48. Soaks in the tub

51. Helpful to have

52. Leaf of a flower

54. Window ledges

55. Online commerce

56. Futuristic story genre

57. Rip to tiny pieces

58. Any stage-play accessory

59. Not at all anxious

60. Empty space

61. Zodiac lion

62. African snake

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