The Clue
Lapsed (4 letter answer)
The Answer
OVER
Tags
Notes
The answer OVER is very common and appears about once every 43 puzzles.
Related Clues
Above
Across
Again
Atop
Beyond
Completed
Concluded
Covering
Done
Ended
Fini
Finished
Kaput
"___ and out"
Outranking
Past
Settled
Through
Transcending
Across the plate
Anagram for rove
"Back to you"
Cohan's "___ There"
Ham's coda
Ham's word
Message ender
More than
Partner of "out"
Charge or tax preceder
Of higher rank than
No longer disturbed by
No longer stuck on
Priestley's "Johnson ___ Jordan"
"___ the Rainbow," 1939 song
Seas or sees lead-in
[see other side]
Message ending on a two-way radio
Definition
OVER as a noun:
1. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
OVER as an adjective:
1. (complete, concluded, ended, over, all over, terminated) = having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
OVER as an adverb:
1. at or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
2. throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
3. (over, o'er) = throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"
4. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";
5. (all over, over) = over the entire area; "the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers"; "she ached all over"; "everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot"