Surpass - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'surpass' is the definition.
(I know that exceed is a more specific form of surpass)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for exceed that I've seen before include "Better" , "Overtake" , "Go beyond - top" , "Go beyond, surpass" , "Overshoot or be more than" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian.

'surpass' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for outrun that I've seen before include "Be too fast for on foot" , "Go faster than as in foot race" , "Lose" , "Go faster than, on the gallop" , "Overtake, escape" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Guardian.

'surpass' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for excel that I've seen before include "Do really well as at exams" , "Do really well, outshine others" , "Show brilliance" , "Predominate in" , "Be exceptionally good (at a subject)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Star Tribune, The Sunday Times, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Mirror.

'surpass' is the definition.
(I know that surpass can be written as outstrip)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for outstrip that I've seen before include "Beat" , "Go far ahead of" , "Exceed; move faster than" , "Perform better than" , "Outrun or surpass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Mirror.

'surpass' is the definition.
(eclipsing is a kind of surpassing)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eclipse that I've seen before include "dark?" , "Outshine, throw into obscurity" , "Heavenly phenomenon" , "When light's dropped" , "A deliquium" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

'surpass' is the definition.
(I know that transcend is a more specific form of surpass)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for transcend that I've seen before include "Go beyond, surpass" , "exceed?" , "Surpass (an achievement)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'surpass' is the definition.
(I know that top is a more specific form of surpass)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for top that I've seen before include "The upper part" , "jumper, say?" , "Summit or spinning toy" , "Zenith" , "Pinnacle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent and The New York Times.

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