Off crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Off” are AWAY, SOUR or SLAY, with 4 letters. Below are 86 answers from 3 to 14 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

HIT 3 letters · verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation

AWAY 4 letters · adverb

from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete) “ran away from the lion”

FORTH 5 letters · adverb

from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete) “go forth and preach”

TURNED 6 letters · adjective

in an unpalatable state

BLOCKED 7 letters · adjective

completely obstructed or closed off “the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges”

DISPATCH 8 letters · verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation

CANCELLED 9 letters · adjective

(of events) no longer planned or scheduled

EVAPORATED 10 letters · adjective

drawn off in the form of vapor “evaporated molecules boil off”

FLUORESCENT 11 letters · adjective

brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light “fluorescent colors”

DISCONNECTED 12 letters · adjective

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

UNSATISFACTORY 14 letters · adjective

not giving satisfaction “shops should take back unsatisfactory goods”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, AWAY, SOUR, SLAY, FREE, FIRE and KILL all fit. The second letter settles most of it: W → AWAY · O → SOUR · L → SLAY · R → FREE · I → FIRE, KILL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, FORTH, START, SOUND, DRIVE, FLOOR and THROW all fit. The fifth letter tells them all apart: H → FORTH · T → START · D → SOUND · E → DRIVE · R → FLOOR · W → THROW. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, HIT, TOP, GAS, ROB, YAW and LOP all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: H → HIT · T → TOP · G → GAS · R → ROB · Y → YAW · L → LOP. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “offed” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “off” means

• adjective: not in operation or operational (“the oven is off”)
• adjective: below a satisfactory level (“an off year for tennis”)
• adjective: (of events) no longer planned or scheduled (“the wedding is definitely off”)
• adjective: in an unpalatable state

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as OFF, and words whose definition is OFF. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.