The Outer Limits is a science fiction television series that aired from 1963 to 1965. The show explored the boundaries of science and technology, often with a dark and mysterious tone. The term 'the outer limits' refers to the unknown and unexplored areas of science and technology, as well as the unknown and unexplored areas of the human mind. The crossword solution for the term 'the outer limits' is EDGES, which refers to the boundaries of the unknown and unexplored.