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 Guardian, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

This is the entire 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 Guardian, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for outdo that I've seen before include "Overcome" , "Get the better of" , "Perform better than surpass" , "going to top?" , "Eclipse" .)

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

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

'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 Mirror, the LA Times, The Telegraph, The Times and the Sydney Morning Herald.

'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 all the 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 King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Independent.

Surpass (5)