Surplus
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.

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Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Saturday, 30 Oct 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 25 Jan 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 14 Jan 2021
  • The Mirror Classic - Saturday, 14 Nov 2020
  • The Mirror Classic - Thursday, 15 Oct 2020
  • USA Today - Sunday, 4 Oct 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Sunday, 4 Oct 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 3 Sep 2020
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 30 Dec 2019
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 18 Jul 2019
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Saturday, 10 Nov 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ODD
An indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"

FAT
Excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

4 letters

REST
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

GLUT
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"

OVER Howard
At or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"

5 letters

SPARE
A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

EXTRA
Something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"

6 letters

EXCESS
Excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

PROFIT
Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

7 letters

OVERAGE
A surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations

NIMIETY
A quantity much larger than is needed

RESIDUE
Matter that remains after something has been removed

SURFEIT
Eating until excessively full

8 letters

RESIDUUM
Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

9 letters

REMAINDER
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

OVERSPILL Anita Doran
The relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns

OVERSTOCK Anita Doran
Stock excessively

ABUNDANCE Anita Doran
(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

REDUNDANT
More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

10 letters

SURPLUSAGE
A quantity much larger than is needed

11 letters

SUPERFLUOUS
More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

13 letters

SUPERNUMERARY
A minor actor in crowd scenes

14 letters

SUPEREROGATORY
More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

SUPERABUNDANCE
A quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"

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