Crossword Clue: Flat-topped piece of furniture
Here's the answer to the Flat-topped piece of furniture crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: TABLE
The answer to "Flat-topped piece of furniture" is TABLE. Table runs 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants — opening with T and closing on E. In a grid it fills a 5-square slot whose letters are each shared with a crossing word, so the intersections do a lot of the heavy lifting when the clue itself is tough.
Origin & meaning
A table is a flat-topped piece of furniture used for meals, work, and games. To 'table' a proposal means opposite things in British and American usage: postpone it in the U.S., but bring it up for discussion in the U.K.
Common usage
You'll see TABLE in grids regularly — its 5-letter, 2 vowels shape is exactly what setters need to bridge trickier entries. When one intersecting letter is already in place, especially the T or E, TABLE tends to fall fast.
Crossword trivia
Short answers like TABLE are the connective tissue of a crossword. You'll meet TABLE again and again, and recognizing it instantly is one of the quiet skills that separates fast solvers from slow ones.
Stuck on this clue?
The fastest way past a stubborn clue like this one is the grid itself: pencil in the easy crossing answers first, and TABLE will often be the only word that fits the letters you already have.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue TABLE — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Once the T was confirmed by the crossing word, TABLE was the only entry that fit."
- "A 5-letter slot and a clue like 'Flat-topped piece of furniture'? That's TABLE nine times out of ten."
- "I second-guessed it, but the crossing answers confirmed TABLE was right."