The clue "excel" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on March 9, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SHINE", a 5-letter word.
Solution SHINE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SHINE is 5 letters long. We have 2 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 55 solutions. The longest is GETGOODGRADES with 13 letters, and the shortest is CAP with 3 letters.
Indeed, the puzzle clue "EXCEL" has seen a surge in lookups recently (last checked: 04 Dec 2025). Apparently it´s giving players some headaches!
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Solutions are between 3 and 13 letters long.