Defining Crossword Clue

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Showing 41 Matching Answers

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TERMING
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Giving a nameCrossword Clue
CallingCrossword Clue
NamingCrossword Clue

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ACIDTEST
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quality assuranceCrossword Clue
Criminal dictates serious trial (4, 4)Crossword Clue
Dictates questionably what constitutes proof (4,4)Crossword Clue
Rigorous check requires coupon in order to set up deposit accountCrossword Clue
Critical trialCrossword Clue
Conclusive proof providerCrossword Clue
Searching appraisal makes one drunk cite DTsCrossword Clue
Chemistry exam?Crossword Clue
Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred cluesCrossword Clue
Decisive assessmentCrossword Clue

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ESSENCE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
KernelCrossword Clue
Core partCrossword Clue
German city chose to be empty by natureCrossword Clue
KernelCrossword Clue
LifebloodCrossword Clue
Magazine with the motto "Where Black Women Come First"Crossword Clue
Head back into church, uplifted by key spiritCrossword Clue
Basic qualityCrossword Clue
Soul in German city churchCrossword Clue
Nature scenes composed to show east/west of SpainCrossword Clue

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HALLMARK
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hotel sign including everything to indicate qualityCrossword Clue
Distinguishing feature of hotel brand accommodating everybodyCrossword Clue
Stamp from Hong Kong having left in false alarmCrossword Clue
Stamp from Hong Kong having left in false alarmCrossword Clue
Everything in hot gospel is a sign of qualityCrossword Clue
Hard book - after all, thats an indication of qualityCrossword Clue
Sign of saint buried under lobbyCrossword Clue
Hard gospel for everyone to penetrate - a distinctive featureCrossword Clue
Finally Noah with ship taking on board disheartened woolly animal producing guarantee of pedigreeCrossword Clue
Distinctive quality of Jerry and NickCrossword Clue

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IDEST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
That is to say, classicallyCrossword Clue
Latin expression that's almost always abbreviatedCrossword Clue
Oft-abbreviated Latin phraseCrossword Clue
ieCrossword Clue
That is, in LatinCrossword Clue
That is around the 15th time (2,3)Crossword Clue
Latin "in other words"Crossword Clue
Divide stuff that is found insideCrossword Clue
That is, to CiceroCrossword Clue
In other words, in another languageCrossword Clue

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LEXICON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word referenceCrossword Clue
Word listCrossword Clue
VocabularyCrossword Clue
Reference work containing words in alphabetical orderCrossword Clue
DictionaryCrossword Clue
Vocabulary of large person once idolisedCrossword Clue
Dictionary, large one, penned by former inmateCrossword Clue
DictionaryCrossword Clue
Law #1: study vocabularyCrossword Clue
Vocabulary of large person who used to be revered?Crossword Clue

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CLAIMTOFAME
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
ForteCrossword Clue
Bragging rights providerCrossword Clue
Climbing Mt. Everest, for Sir Edmund HillaryCrossword Clue
Climbing Mt. Everest, for Sir Edmund HillaryCrossword Clue
SpecialtyCrossword Clue
SpecialtyCrossword Clue

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ERA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Theodore Roosevelt ushered in a "Progressive" oneCrossword Clue
Historical periodCrossword Clue
A Swiftie might have a favorite oneCrossword Clue
Significant stretchCrossword Clue
Taylor Swift's "Lover," for oneCrossword Clue
Stretch of historyCrossword Clue
Historic timeCrossword Clue
Detergent in a red bottleCrossword Clue
Stretch of timeCrossword Clue
Unit on a Taylor Swift tourCrossword Clue

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AREWEATHING
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
"Can you define this relationship, please?"Crossword Clue

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PARAMETER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Defining or limiting factor – a mere partCrossword Clue
Soldier coming down with device to measure boundaryCrossword Clue
Variable is a mere part in working outCrossword Clue
Soldier was introduced to Her Majesty - something definitiveCrossword Clue
Soldier coming down to record boundaryCrossword Clue
Maybe Sellers accept a buck - thats a factorCrossword Clue
Instrument used by soldier to measure variable quantity?Crossword Clue
Variable standard on a gaugeCrossword Clue
Variable disciple, a beast insideCrossword Clue
BoundaryCrossword Clue

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CONTOUR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
OutlineCrossword Clue
Line on a map connecting points of equal elevationCrossword Clue
Clubs travelling round line shown on mapCrossword Clue
OutlineCrossword Clue
Profile of Conservative leader travelling from place to placeCrossword Clue
Profile clubs playing a series of games abroad?Crossword Clue
Outline plan to visit right-wing heartlandsCrossword Clue
Study journey - see it on a map?Crossword Clue
OutlineCrossword Clue
General aspect in right-wing excursion?Crossword Clue

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DIORISTIC
9 Letters

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FOCI
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Central pointsCrossword Clue
Ellipse pointsCrossword Clue
Areas of interestCrossword Clue
Ellipse pairCrossword Clue
Two inside an ellipseCrossword Clue
Some points of interest raised in civic officesCrossword Clue
Centers of attentionCrossword Clue
HubsCrossword Clue
Centers of attentionCrossword Clue
Points one put to newspaper union leaderCrossword Clue

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BAND
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Backing, big or boy?Crossword Clue
E.g. Guns N’ Roses or Motorhead prohibited on the radioCrossword Clue
Whitesnake or Black Sabbath, for exampleCrossword Clue
Class given B+Crossword Clue
Wedding hireCrossword Clue
Something a newlywed might wear — or dance to — at a weddingCrossword Clue
Boston or ChicagoCrossword Clue
Focus of a geologist or music reviewerCrossword Clue
Blackpink or Green DayCrossword Clue
(Rubber [?)-AID]Crossword Clue

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FORMULA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
E=mc^2, e.gCrossword Clue
Prescription for sulfate sent backCrossword Clue
Baby milk expressionCrossword Clue
Baby milk expressionCrossword Clue
Plan for a stack in Perth to be withdrawnCrossword Clue
In favour of a Disney heroine endlessly following blueprintCrossword Clue
Recipe for stubborn creature finally changedCrossword Clue
Conventional writing methodCrossword Clue
Recipe with regard to sulphate recalledCrossword Clue
Baby milk aimed at mum going a bit short, see!Crossword Clue

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TESTCASE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Precedent setterCrossword Clue
TT’s precedent-setter?Crossword Clue
Cassette distorted action in a court (4,4)Crossword Clue
Cassette unravelled in groundbreaking actionCrossword Clue
Precedent setter in courtCrossword Clue
Precedent setterCrossword Clue
Legal action serving as a precedentCrossword Clue
Court precedentCrossword Clue
It might set a legal precedentCrossword Clue
Precedent setterCrossword Clue

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TROPIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
About 100 left over individual giving latitudeCrossword Clue
Run in to film imaginary lineCrossword Clue
It circles the earthCrossword Clue
Some latitude over shot headed by right backCrossword Clue
___ of CapricornCrossword Clue
Hot water line?Crossword Clue
___ of CapricornCrossword Clue
Global ringCrossword Clue
One of two circling the earthCrossword Clue
Line of latitude runs into fieldCrossword Clue

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EYEBROWPENCIL
13 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Cosmetic that creates definitionCrossword Clue
Heavily used when preparing to play the pantomime villain, eastern boy Prince Lew, maybe?Crossword Clue
Certain cosmetic toolCrossword Clue
One's required to make up new policy with beer being wastedCrossword Clue
Stick in a makeup bagCrossword Clue
A top-liner in the beauty parlourCrossword Clue
Cosmetic in stick formCrossword Clue

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IDENTITY
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sameness of personalityCrossword Clue
Our sense of who we areCrossword Clue
Sort of parade one's individualityCrossword Clue
Sense of selfCrossword Clue
One daughter being what makes her who she isCrossword Clue
One daughter being what makes her who she isCrossword Clue
Crash diet -- tiny superheros secret, perhapsCrossword Clue
Name of agitated deity devouring books by Gussalufz?Crossword Clue
What you are: bastard (deny it, twice)Crossword Clue
Independent daughter being in characterCrossword Clue

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LEAST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10Crossword Clue
Minimal amountCrossword Clue
Smallest amountCrossword Clue
Bare minimumCrossword Clue
At it, as a minimumCrossword Clue
Fancy fewCrossword Clue
Bare minimumCrossword Clue
Path of ___ resistanceCrossword Clue
Word often confused with "fewest"Crossword Clue
Poorest like grant for housingCrossword Clue

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WEBSTER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Lexicographer credited with standardizing American English spellingCrossword Clue
Man of many words?Crossword Clue
US lexicographer — Jacobean playwrightCrossword Clue
Site administratorCrossword Clue
Saint introduced to composer and lexicographerCrossword Clue
"Blue-Backed Spelling Book" authorCrossword Clue
Playwrights book has point about leading ladyCrossword Clue
Massachusetts town on Lake Chargoggagogg-manchauggagogg-chaubunagungamauggCrossword Clue
Big name in lexicographyCrossword Clue
Big name in lexicographyCrossword Clue

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FEAR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
PhobiaCrossword Clue
Trembling causeCrossword Clue
Cause for quakingCrossword Clue
PhobiaCrossword Clue
DreadCrossword Clue
Anxious feelingCrossword Clue
Be afraid ofCrossword Clue
The "F" of FOMOCrossword Clue
"___ the Turtle": University of Maryland catchphraseCrossword Clue
Cause of quakesCrossword Clue

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EQUATOR
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Imaginary line around the Earth, equidistant from both polesCrossword Clue
Globe dividerCrossword Clue
What map line may show, a route winding across QuebecCrossword Clue
Globe's dividing lineCrossword Clue
It's halfway between the North and South PoleCrossword Clue
Congo line?Crossword Clue
Division between Northern and Southern hemispheresCrossword Clue
A band going across Africa and many other placesCrossword Clue
Meeting of two halves is unusually quorateCrossword Clue
Line between the southern and northern hemispheresCrossword Clue

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DIPLODOCUS
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Old copper goes after two policemen start to suspect one hasnt been seen in agesCrossword Clue
Go under: so could swimming dinosaurCrossword Clue
Prehistoric creature complete in hollow placeCrossword Clue
Dinosaurs decline complete in the vicinityCrossword Clue
One had a huge amount of meat after Id served up nasty cold soup!Crossword Clue

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GENTRY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
High social classCrossword Clue
Good record for the upper classesCrossword Clue
Good record for the upper classesCrossword Clue
Good way in to the upper classesCrossword Clue
Good opening for toffsCrossword Clue
Information on tax swellsCrossword Clue
Information on tax swellsCrossword Clue
They have the money and information, subject to lawCrossword Clue
Good access for aristocracyCrossword Clue
People who might make grand arrival?Crossword Clue

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NARROWINGDOWN
13 Letters

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SHADOWED
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dogged son had borrowed moneyCrossword Clue
Followed someone around on the jobCrossword Clue
Followed in poor lightCrossword Clue
Followed in poor lightCrossword Clue
Dogged son had had a debtCrossword Clue
Eclipsed, soprano was once in debtCrossword Clue
Fish due to be tracked covertlyCrossword Clue
Made gloomy commercial interrupting broadcastCrossword Clue
Followed suit to begin with and was in debtCrossword Clue
Followed suit to begin with and was in debtCrossword Clue

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ONEEYE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cyclops featureCrossword Clue
Jack of spades featureCrossword Clue
Cyclops featureCrossword Clue
Feature of the jack of spadesCrossword Clue
It's shared by mythology's Gray SistersCrossword Clue
Feature of many a minion in "Despicable Me"Crossword Clue
Cyclops featureCrossword Clue
Feature of two jacksCrossword Clue
Facial feature of a certain MinionCrossword Clue
What the wary keep open while sleepingCrossword Clue

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CYNIC
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One thinks the worst of everyoneCrossword Clue
Skeptical personCrossword Clue
PessimistCrossword Clue
Jaded sortCrossword Clue
Skeptical sortCrossword Clue
Jaded personCrossword Clue
Sceptic, fault-finding criticCrossword Clue
One who questions people's motivesCrossword Clue
Misanthropic personCrossword Clue
Jaded doubterCrossword Clue

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ICONIC
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
One geometrical section as a defining image?Crossword Clue
Truly legendaryCrossword Clue
Seriously memorableCrossword Clue
Celebrated: eat out with no starter when entertaining overCrossword Clue
Instantly recognizableCrossword Clue
Like Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" or "Marilyn Diptych"Crossword Clue
QuintessentialCrossword Clue
Having legendary statusCrossword Clue
LegendaryCrossword Clue
Landmark shows one particular curveCrossword Clue

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LIMES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mezcal and soda garnishesCrossword Clue
Bartender’s bowlfulCrossword Clue
Margarita ingredientsCrossword Clue
Fruits in caipirinhasCrossword Clue
Bar stockCrossword Clue
Gin and tonic garnishesCrossword Clue
Gimlet garnishesCrossword Clue
Green fruitCrossword Clue
Fruits needed for tom yumCrossword Clue
Daiquiri garnishes, oftenCrossword Clue

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MUST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Freshly pressed grapes before fermentationCrossword Clue
Is obliged toCrossword Clue
Simply have toCrossword Clue
Absolute necessityCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
ObligationCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
Has toCrossword Clue
It’s compulsoryCrossword Clue

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NEVER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
At no timeCrossword Clue
"You can't make me!"Crossword Clue
At no timeCrossword Clue
"In your dreams!"Crossword Clue
"In your dreams!"Crossword Clue
"___ have I ever . . ."Crossword Clue
"___ have I ever . . ."Crossword Clue
"___ have I ever . . ."Crossword Clue
"Not even once!"Crossword Clue
When the sun rises in the westCrossword Clue

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STATEOFFLUX
11 Letters

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WHEREAS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Was hiding in this place, howeverCrossword Clue
That being the case, was hiding hereCrossword Clue
Start of a legalese paragraphCrossword Clue
Is in the past defining present, on the other hand?Crossword Clue
Guns & Roses lyric "___ a child I'd hide"Crossword Clue
While on the other handCrossword Clue
When in fact was locally?Crossword Clue
On the other handCrossword Clue
Legalese resolution wordCrossword Clue
Proclamation wordCrossword Clue

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NONSENSE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MalarkeyCrossword Clue
BalderdashCrossword Clue
Facial feature fed nougat initially, same part spitting out old humbugCrossword Clue
Facial feature fed nougat initially, same part spitting out old humbugCrossword Clue
Absurd statementsCrossword Clue
Waffle stuff and thats that!Crossword Clue
New Age philosophy according to some: a sort of oneness with nature, primarilyCrossword Clue
Foolishness of working backwards with National Stock Exchange twiceCrossword Clue
Rhubarb side, bit of nauseous feeling eating itCrossword Clue
Folly of new and old bridge partners seen playingCrossword Clue

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AUXILIARYVERB
13 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Be, do or have, for example, grammatically — I buy Rex a rivalCrossword Clue
Part of speech that combines with another of the same kindCrossword Clue
Have, sayCrossword Clue
Have, sayCrossword Clue
a word such as "will"Crossword Clue
Can, for exampleCrossword Clue
Part of speech such as "will" in "he will go"Crossword Clue

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ZEITGEIST
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spirit characteristic of an ageCrossword Clue
European in spot gets excited about current spiritCrossword Clue
Word from the German for "spirit of the age"Crossword Clue
Spirit of the ageCrossword Clue
Current climate and size? Get it wrongCrossword Clue
Mood of a particular timeCrossword Clue
Spirit of the timeCrossword Clue
Spirit of a generationCrossword Clue
Distort size (get it?) - thats the spiritCrossword Clue
European in spot gets confused about current spiritCrossword Clue

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FREEDOMOFSPEECH
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Say what you like, this right is not protected everywhereCrossword Clue
Right guaranteed by the First AmendmentCrossword Clue
Fundamental U.S. principleCrossword Clue
Say what you like, this right is not absolute in any countryCrossword Clue
See off compere - he'd heartlessly abused the right to talkCrossword Clue
Words from 1791Crossword Clue
Start of a quipCrossword Clue
"The People vs. Larry Flynt" subjectCrossword Clue
"The People vs. Larry Flynt" subjectCrossword Clue
Guarantee in the First AmendmentCrossword Clue

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LONGBOW
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Weapon of the English in the Hundred Years WarCrossword Clue
Medieval weaponCrossword Clue
Medieval weaponCrossword Clue
Wish to bend armCrossword Clue
Archer has this desire to show reverenceCrossword Clue
Weapon for sucking up to royalty?Crossword Clue
Pine front for yew weapon?Crossword Clue
Extended courtesy for killer at AgincourtCrossword Clue
Arm taken by much acclaimed thespian?Crossword Clue
Arm taken by much acclaimed thespian?Crossword Clue

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THETAIL
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Where leader seemingly subservient, lightweight agent said 'go to work'Crossword Clue
Challenging thing to have a tiger byCrossword Clue
Buck Owens' "I've Got a Tiger by ___"Crossword Clue

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Showing 41 Matching Answers

TERMING

3 RELATED CLUES

ACIDTEST

10 RELATED CLUES

ESSENCE

10 RELATED CLUES

HALLMARK

10 RELATED CLUES

IDEST

10 RELATED CLUES

LEXICON

10 RELATED CLUES

CLAIMTOFAME

6 RELATED CLUES

ERA

10 RELATED CLUES

AREWEATHING

1 RELATED CLUES

PARAMETER

10 RELATED CLUES

CONTOUR

10 RELATED CLUES

DIORISTIC

FOCI

10 RELATED CLUES

BAND

10 RELATED CLUES

FORMULA

10 RELATED CLUES

TESTCASE

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPIC

10 RELATED CLUES

EYEBROWPENCIL

7 RELATED CLUES

IDENTITY

10 RELATED CLUES

LEAST

10 RELATED CLUES

WEBSTER

10 RELATED CLUES

FEAR

10 RELATED CLUES

EQUATOR

10 RELATED CLUES

DIPLODOCUS

5 RELATED CLUES

GENTRY

10 RELATED CLUES

NARROWINGDOWN

SHADOWED

10 RELATED CLUES

ONEEYE

10 RELATED CLUES

CYNIC

10 RELATED CLUES

ICONIC

10 RELATED CLUES

LIMES

10 RELATED CLUES

MUST

10 RELATED CLUES

NEVER

10 RELATED CLUES

STATEOFFLUX

WHEREAS

10 RELATED CLUES

NONSENSE

10 RELATED CLUES

AUXILIARYVERB

7 RELATED CLUES

ZEITGEIST

10 RELATED CLUES

FREEDOMOFSPEECH

10 RELATED CLUES

LONGBOW

10 RELATED CLUES

THETAIL