Figurative Crossword Clue

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Showing 44 Matching Answers

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ALLEGORICAL
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Symbolic representation of Eco with girlCrossword Clue

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METAPHORICAL
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Figurative novel or a metal chipCrossword Clue
SymbolicCrossword Clue

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NONLITERAL
10 Letters

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TROPICAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hot resin I left, tipped overCrossword Clue
‘Up-to-the-minute’ is about right for ‘very hot’Crossword Clue
Crop tail, suffering in such heatCrossword Clue
Surprisingly, April-Oct is like Haiti!Crossword Clue
Hot Romeo spotted in localCrossword Clue
Very hot temperature, almost all polar ice meltedCrossword Clue
Very warm current found around centre of MediterraneanCrossword Clue
Very hot current round mouth of riverCrossword Clue
Queen with contemporary clothing is hotCrossword Clue
Like Tahiti and ArubaCrossword Clue

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IMAGERY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figurative languageCrossword Clue
Language that paints mental picturesCrossword Clue
A poet might use this independent publication linked to English networkCrossword Clue
Pictures created by writer - ones a peculiar greyCrossword Clue
Mental pictures of Marge getting distorted after one yearCrossword Clue
Picturesque languageCrossword Clue
PicturesCrossword Clue
German spys confession perhaps lacking right figures of speechCrossword Clue
Mental visions one girl receives bring ease at lastCrossword Clue
India has wise man with lines offering pictorial languageCrossword Clue

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STATUE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The ___ of LibertyCrossword Clue
Liberty or The Little Mermaid?Crossword Clue
Strangely astute work of artCrossword Clue
Square figure?Crossword Clue
Law suit finally disposed of – for a figureCrossword Clue
Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, e.gCrossword Clue
SculptureCrossword Clue
Lady Liberty, for oneCrossword Clue
Sculptor's creationCrossword Clue
Venus de Milo, for oneCrossword Clue

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EVE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
12/24 or 12/31Crossword Clue
The night beforeCrossword Clue
Adam’s mateCrossword Clue
Halloween night, to All Saints' DayCrossword Clue
Morn’s counterpartCrossword Clue
Time of anticipationCrossword Clue
Pioneering female leads to everyone valuing enterpriseCrossword Clue
"Gotta Man" rapperCrossword Clue
12/31, e.gCrossword Clue
New Year's ___Crossword Clue

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LUMPS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sugar cubesCrossword Clue
Knobbly bitsCrossword Clue
Cubes of sugarCrossword Clue
Cupcake batter imperfectionsCrossword Clue
Puts up with depression sending son to the southCrossword Clue
Aggregates fall from top to bottomCrossword Clue
Mattress annoyancesCrossword Clue
Problems with mashed potatoesCrossword Clue
Teaspoon equivalents, roughlyCrossword Clue
Oatmeal annoyancesCrossword Clue

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PEN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Writing toolCrossword Clue
Item on a chain at a bank branchCrossword Clue
Swan featherCrossword Clue
WriteCrossword Clue
It might need to be recappedCrossword Clue
CorralCrossword Clue
Signature needCrossword Clue
Writer's implementCrossword Clue
WriteCrossword Clue
Stock holderCrossword Clue

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TROPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Frequently recurring themeCrossword Clue
Movie clichéCrossword Clue
Clichéd plot deviceCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Mirror scare in a horror movie, e.gCrossword Clue
Love triangle, e.gCrossword Clue
Familiar plot deviceCrossword Clue
Movie or TV clicheCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
Recurrent motifCrossword Clue

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ALLUSION
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Indirect referenceCrossword Clue
Mention a beast nursing endless desireCrossword Clue
Reference is a deception - not the first oneCrossword Clue
Literary referenceCrossword Clue
ReferenceCrossword Clue
Literary referenceCrossword Clue
Casual referenceCrossword Clue
Trick dismissing one for a referenceCrossword Clue
Casual referenceCrossword Clue
Indirect referenceCrossword Clue

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CARROT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Prop for Bugs BunnyCrossword Clue
Bugs Bunny is often holding oneCrossword Clue
Root vegetableCrossword Clue
Kind of incentive?Crossword Clue
Snowman’s nose, oftenCrossword Clue
15 as an inducementCrossword Clue
Decay found beneath automobile plantCrossword Clue
Incentive for bull chasing vehicleCrossword Clue
Hill over to the east of automobile plantCrossword Clue
Stimulus a Right Reverend will get in bedCrossword Clue

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IMAGERIES
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Mirages, i.e., distorted visionsCrossword Clue
Strange mirages, i.e., mental picturesCrossword Clue

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KIBOSH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stopper, informallyCrossword Clue
Full stopCrossword Clue
NonsenseCrossword Clue
Block of rubbish under potassium and iodineCrossword Clue
Block of rubbish under potassium and iodineCrossword Clue
Inadequate child, lad falling short, reticent no end? Nonsense!Crossword Clue
Prevent from happeningCrossword Clue
Stopper, informallyCrossword Clue
Stop blockchains regularly getting hackedCrossword Clue
Put an end to bookish loony dropping roundCrossword Clue

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LEADBALLOON
11 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Damaged label on load? It goes down like thisCrossword Clue
It's not going to flyCrossword Clue
Total failure, figurativelyCrossword Clue
*Metaphor for a failureCrossword Clue
*A total failure "goes over like" oneCrossword Clue
Complete failureCrossword Clue
See 5Crossword Clue
Metaphorical flopCrossword Clue
Utter failure, figurativelyCrossword Clue
Winner in a hot-air-fueled race?Crossword Clue

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OCTAGONSOAP
11 Letters

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OMEN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sign of things to comeCrossword Clue
Handwriting on the wallCrossword Clue
A coyote crossing your path, e.gCrossword Clue
It might be a bad signCrossword Clue
The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for someCrossword Clue
Foreboding signCrossword Clue
PortentCrossword Clue
SignCrossword Clue
Warning signCrossword Clue
Foretelling signCrossword Clue

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REALM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
KingdomCrossword Clue
KingdomCrossword Clue
KingdomCrossword Clue
New farmer’s content to have fifty in fieldCrossword Clue
SphereCrossword Clue
Within the ___ of possibilityCrossword Clue
SphereCrossword Clue
Realism is lost in this fieldCrossword Clue
Ruler's dimensions?Crossword Clue
Monarch’s domainCrossword Clue

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STAB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wild guess at trivia nightCrossword Clue
Sharp painCrossword Clue
AttemptCrossword Clue
Wild guessCrossword Clue
TryCrossword Clue
AttemptCrossword Clue
Wild guessCrossword Clue
AttemptCrossword Clue
Wild guessCrossword Clue
Wild guessCrossword Clue

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STRAW
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Building material for a little pigCrossword Clue
Tube sometimes made of paperCrossword Clue
The tip of a sippy cup, essentiallyCrossword Clue
Bubble tea insertCrossword Clue
Milkshake insertCrossword Clue
Suck it!Crossword Clue
Like one of the houses destroyed by the Big Bad WolfCrossword Clue
Smoothie insertCrossword Clue
Boater materialCrossword Clue
Drink sucker-upperCrossword Clue

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TOMDICKANDHARRY
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Random dirty hack affected everybodyCrossword Clue
Jefferson, Nixon, Truman: to their friends perhaps ordinary peopleCrossword Clue
Silly Mack did not annoy anyoneCrossword Clue
Anonymous trioCrossword Clue
Poor Mary had to drink Coke at first with three different men? More, generallyCrossword Clue
Anyone march today? Drink needs to be orderedCrossword Clue
Anonymous trio of well-known guysCrossword Clue
The everyguys?Crossword Clue
A prostitute, a detective and a prince - all just regular folkCrossword Clue
Everyman trioCrossword Clue

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WARTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
–Crossword Clue
DefectsCrossword Clue
Sandy-coloured growths coming upCrossword Clue
Tube lifted to reveal unsightly marksCrossword Clue
Frogfish featuresCrossword Clue
BlemishesCrossword Clue
Targets of some cryosurgeryCrossword Clue
Partner of all?Crossword Clue
___ and allCrossword Clue
Targets of some cryosurgeryCrossword Clue

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IDIOM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Clam up" or "chicken out"Crossword Clue
Nonliteral expressionCrossword Clue
Cultural expressionCrossword Clue
Figure of speechCrossword Clue
‘A piece of cake’ or ‘a walk in the park’, sayCrossword Clue
Said I omitted section in phraseCrossword Clue
Bad apple or sour grapes, e.gCrossword Clue
"Up in arms" or "break a leg"Crossword Clue
Kick to the curb, for oneCrossword Clue
PhraseCrossword Clue

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AXE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hatchet kinCrossword Clue
___ throwing (trendy sport)Crossword Clue
Big feller?Crossword Clue
Body spray brandCrossword Clue
Log splitterCrossword Clue
Guitar, slangilyCrossword Clue
Weapon for Viking warriorsCrossword Clue
Lumberjill's toolCrossword Clue
Ice Chill body spray brandCrossword Clue
Log chopperCrossword Clue

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DIAMONDJIMBRADY
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tycoon who was the first person in New York City to own a carCrossword Clue
Tycoon who was the first person in New York City to own a carCrossword Clue
Gilded Age tycoon with a legendary appetiteCrossword Clue
Gilded Age tycoon with a legendary appetiteCrossword Clue
Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobileCrossword Clue
Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobileCrossword Clue
Gilded Age philanthropist known for his jewels and huge appetiteCrossword Clue
Gilded Age philanthropist known for his large appetiteCrossword Clue
Gem of a financierCrossword Clue
Flashy 19th-century financierCrossword Clue

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KNOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It’s all tied upCrossword Clue
Something a rock climber might make with one handCrossword Clue
Wedding planning website, with "the"Crossword Clue
Tangle of hair by no means under discussion?Crossword Clue
Tangled clumpCrossword Clue
Tie the ___Crossword Clue
Two half hitches, maybeCrossword Clue
Unit of speed that's approximately 1.15 mphCrossword Clue
Celtic artwork featureCrossword Clue
Feeling of tightnessCrossword Clue

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SQUAREPEG
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Apt username for Margaret, the geometry teacher?Crossword Clue
Something that's hardly fitting?Crossword Clue
Potential misfitCrossword Clue
Something that's hardly fitting?Crossword Clue
Potential misfitCrossword Clue
Part of a bad fitCrossword Clue
*Nonconformist, idiomaticallyCrossword Clue
Part of a poor match, maybeCrossword Clue
MisfitCrossword Clue

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WOOL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cold-weather fabricCrossword Clue
Sweater materialCrossword Clue
*Sheep's coatCrossword Clue
FleeceCrossword Clue
Alpaca productCrossword Clue
Ewe got this!Crossword Clue
___arm ___uterwear ___f ___ambs?Crossword Clue
Ewe got it!Crossword Clue
Australian exportCrossword Clue
Mitten materialCrossword Clue

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ROADS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Map linesCrossword Clue
Map linesCrossword Clue
Lines on a mapCrossword Clue
Ways to goCrossword Clue
What wildlife crossings crossCrossword Clue
Lines on WazeCrossword Clue
Places for forksCrossword Clue
Lines on a mapCrossword Clue
They’re found between the shouldersCrossword Clue
Routes heading off from East Anglian waterwaysCrossword Clue

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CURTAINIRON
11 Letters

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HUMBLEPIE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
CrowCrossword Clue
What to eat in a basement together?Crossword Clue
Comeuppance that's "eaten"Crossword Clue
Figurative dish for the shamedCrossword Clue
What a shamed person has to "eat"Crossword Clue
What's eaten in a basement together?Crossword Clue
Figurative serving for the apologeticCrossword Clue
Not a good thing to have to eatCrossword Clue
Comeuppance, so to speakCrossword Clue
CrowCrossword Clue

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STARSINONESEYES
15 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The look of love?Crossword Clue
The look of love?Crossword Clue
Naive optimismCrossword Clue
Naive optimismCrossword Clue
BedazzlementCrossword Clue
Enchantment, figurativelyCrossword Clue
BedazzlementCrossword Clue
Unrealistic hopeCrossword Clue
BedazzlementCrossword Clue
Idealistic frame of mindCrossword Clue

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TROPES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Figurative expressions translated by 11, 21, and 27, say, apart from first pageCrossword Clue
Elevated recreation involving English figures of speechCrossword Clue
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Metaphors, e.gCrossword Clue
Training montages, underdog victories, etc., in sports moviesCrossword Clue
Metaphors, e.gCrossword Clue
Figures of speechCrossword Clue
Turns of phrase Hitch used after tense opening to shootCrossword Clue
Similes and metaphors and suchCrossword Clue

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POKE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ bowl (Hawaiian dish)Crossword Clue
Dish of raw fish tossed in sauceCrossword Clue
As two syllables, a Hawaiian dish – as one, a nudgeCrossword Clue
___ fun atCrossword Clue
Hawaiian dish of diced raw fishCrossword Clue
Raw fish dishCrossword Clue
"Don't ___ the bear"Crossword Clue
Dish whose name means "to slice" in HawaiianCrossword Clue
JabCrossword Clue
ProdCrossword Clue

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15MINUTES
9 Letters

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EAGLET
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Young bird of preyCrossword Clue
Little bird — one finally given tagCrossword Clue
Aerie newbornCrossword Clue
"Bald" baby birdCrossword Clue
Young bird of preyCrossword Clue
Young raptorCrossword Clue
Young bird of preyCrossword Clue
Young raptorCrossword Clue
Endless joy in swallow, little birdCrossword Clue
Young flier upset about broken legCrossword 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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HATS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wearing many ___ (versatile at work)Crossword Clue
Sombreros, in EnglishCrossword Clue
Fezes and fedorasCrossword Clue
"___ off to you!"Crossword Clue
Berets, e.gCrossword Clue
Ushankas and fezzesCrossword Clue
They can hide bad haircutsCrossword Clue
CapsCrossword Clue
Roles, in metaphorCrossword Clue
Varieties of roles, metaphoricallyCrossword Clue

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BACKROOM
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
*Figurative setting for a shady dealCrossword Clue
Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answersCrossword Clue
Moor could be working behind the scenes?Crossword Clue
See 1Crossword Clue
Place for political planningCrossword Clue

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GUILT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Feeling of deserving blameCrossword Clue
Pangs of conscienceCrossword Clue
Conscience … ‘Golden’, you say?Crossword Clue
Emotion similar to remorseCrossword Clue
RemorseCrossword Clue
Remorseful feelingCrossword Clue
Relative of remorseCrossword Clue
Remorseful feelingCrossword Clue
Instinctive to accept one criminals ultimate responsibilityCrossword Clue
What a plea deal concedesCrossword Clue

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METAPHORIC
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Like “cold feet” for timidityCrossword Clue
Not literalCrossword Clue
Like "chariot of fire" for the sunCrossword Clue
Like "chariot of fire" for the sunCrossword Clue

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BACKBACON
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Could be rasher returning no cab, it seemsCrossword Clue

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CARSON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ City (capital of Nevada)Crossword Clue
“Silent Spring” authorCrossword Clue
Novelist McCullersCrossword Clue
"Silent Spring" author RachelCrossword Clue
Crime by Conservative Unionist of a former eraCrossword Clue
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" writer McCullersCrossword Clue
"Downton Abbey" butlerCrossword Clue
He used to follow the newsCrossword Clue
Late-night pioneer JohnnyCrossword Clue
Leno predecessorCrossword Clue

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NUMERICAL
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Designer manicure on fingernail, ultimately digital?Crossword Clue
Botched manicure dreadful, ultimately, in digits?Crossword Clue
Heath left after miners, indicating figuresCrossword Clue
Heard modern miracle re-established a kind of orderCrossword Clue
Of figuresCrossword Clue
Heath left behind miners dealing with figuresCrossword Clue
Digital manicure shaped tip of fingernailCrossword Clue
Digital manicure shaped tip of fingernailCrossword Clue
Figurative French article written up - they dig Cantona up topCrossword Clue
Heath, after miners left, gives an orderCrossword Clue

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Showing 44 Matching Answers

ALLEGORICAL

1 RELATED CLUES

METAPHORICAL

2 RELATED CLUES

NONLITERAL

TROPICAL

10 RELATED CLUES

IMAGERY

10 RELATED CLUES

STATUE

10 RELATED CLUES

EVE

10 RELATED CLUES

LUMPS

10 RELATED CLUES

PEN

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPE

10 RELATED CLUES

ALLUSION

10 RELATED CLUES

CARROT

10 RELATED CLUES

IMAGERIES

2 RELATED CLUES

KIBOSH

10 RELATED CLUES

LEADBALLOON

10 RELATED CLUES

OCTAGONSOAP

OMEN

10 RELATED CLUES

REALM

10 RELATED CLUES

STAB

10 RELATED CLUES

STRAW

10 RELATED CLUES

TOMDICKANDHARRY

10 RELATED CLUES

WARTS

10 RELATED CLUES

IDIOM

10 RELATED CLUES

AXE

10 RELATED CLUES

DIAMONDJIMBRADY

10 RELATED CLUES

KNOT

10 RELATED CLUES

SQUAREPEG

9 RELATED CLUES

WOOL

10 RELATED CLUES

ROADS

10 RELATED CLUES

CURTAINIRON

HUMBLEPIE

10 RELATED CLUES

STARSINONESEYES

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPES

10 RELATED CLUES

POKE

10 RELATED CLUES

15MINUTES

EAGLET

10 RELATED CLUES

HALLMARK

10 RELATED CLUES

HATS

10 RELATED CLUES

BACKROOM

5 RELATED CLUES

GUILT

10 RELATED CLUES

METAPHORIC

4 RELATED CLUES