University crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “University” are BURSAR or TRIPOS, with 6 letters. Below are 8 answers from 6 to 10 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

BURSAR 6 letters · noun

the treasurer at a college or university

VARSITY 7 letters · noun

a British abbreviation of ‘university’; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University

CHANCELLOR 10 letters · noun

the honorary or titular head of a university

Telling them apart

With 7 squares, VARSITY, HONOURS and PROVOST all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: V → VARSITY · H → HONOURS · P → PROVOST. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 10 squares, CHANCELLOR, HOMECOMING and LICENTIATE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CHANCELLOR · H → HOMECOMING · L → LICENTIATE. 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: “universities” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “university” means

• noun: the body of faculty and students at a university
• noun: establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
• noun: a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees

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 UNIVERSITY, and words whose definition is UNIVERSITY. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.