The gravitational equilibrium by which the earth’s crust “floats” over its mantle Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The gravitational equilibrium by which the earth’s crust “floats” over its mantle last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ISOSTASY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ISOSTASY The gravitational equilibrium by which the earth’s crust “floats” over its mantle (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 9, 2018
56% PLATE Division of the earth's crust (5) New York Times Mini Nov 8, 2025
54% TEND Gravitate (4) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
52% LAYER Crust, mantle or core, for the earth (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2017
50% STASIS Equilibrium (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 26, 2025
48% BALANCE Equilibrium (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 23, 2025
46% SCAB Protective crust over a healing wound (4) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2025
46% MOHO Earth's crust-mantle boundary (4) (4)
44% ROUND Ignoring its tip, earth's spherical (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
44% SUN Star around which Earth orbits (3) USA Today Oct 14, 2025

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