Figure of ___ Crossword Clue

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Showing 41 Matching Answers

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SPEECH
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Commencement address, e.gCrossword Clue
Filibuster featureCrossword Clue
Delivery of first letter from postbag in schoolCrossword Clue
Communicative facultyCrossword Clue
Delivery from the podiumCrossword Clue
Talk of leak being suppressed by schoolCrossword Clue
Stump deliveryCrossword Clue
Chant to an honoreeCrossword Clue
OrationCrossword Clue
AddressCrossword Clue

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IDIOM
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"A word to the wise," e.gCrossword Clue
"Talk turkey" or "eat crow"Crossword Clue
"Herding cats," e.gCrossword Clue
"On the ball" or "off the hook"Crossword Clue
"The best of both worlds," e.gCrossword Clue
Manner of speakingCrossword Clue
Unintuitive phrase for a language learnerCrossword Clue
Saying that may be tough to translateCrossword Clue
"In a pickle" or "in a jam"Crossword Clue
"Under the weather," e.gCrossword Clue

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IDOL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rocker BillyCrossword Clue
Taylor, to SwiftiesCrossword Clue
Someone to look up toCrossword Clue
Beloved figureCrossword Clue
Much-admired personCrossword Clue
Object of worshipCrossword Clue
Billy who had a #1 hit with "Mony Mony"Crossword Clue
SuperstarCrossword Clue
"American ___" (singing competition show)Crossword Clue
Rocker BillyCrossword Clue

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METAPHOR
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Figure of speech – other mapCrossword Clue
Spoon theory, for exampleCrossword Clue
Came across a figure of speech - this one?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech thats upset mother, about father retiringCrossword Clue
Satisfied a number picked up analogyCrossword Clue
Franklin’s “A good conscience is a continual Christmas,” e.gCrossword Clue
Nerves of steel, e.gCrossword Clue
Bumped into Harpo transformed as a figure of speechCrossword Clue
Something that shouldn't be mixedCrossword Clue
A figure of speech matched a figure of speechCrossword Clue

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NEMESIS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The Road Runner, to Wile E. CoyoteCrossword Clue
Superman, to Lex LuthorCrossword Clue
Moby Dick, to AhabCrossword Clue
ArchenemyCrossword Clue
Punisher of hubrisCrossword Clue
Seemingly unbeatable foeCrossword Clue
Goddess of retributionCrossword Clue
Bitter enemyCrossword Clue
Siemens' corrupt adversaryCrossword Clue
ArchenemyCrossword Clue

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OCTAGON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Umbrella shape, typicallyCrossword Clue
Stop sign shapeCrossword Clue
Stop sign shapeCrossword Clue
Month before an attempt to acquire new figureCrossword Clue
Eight-sided shapeCrossword Clue
Eight-sided figureCrossword Clue
Eight-sided shapeCrossword Clue
Stop sign shapeCrossword Clue
Eight-sided shapeCrossword Clue
Shape of Athens' Tower of the WindsCrossword Clue

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SEVEN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number in a septetCrossword Clue
Number of Super Bowl rings for Tom BradyCrossword Clue
Number of dwarfs or deadly sinsCrossword Clue
Typical number of objects that humans can hold in working memory, hence phone numbersCrossword Clue
Number of colors in a rainbowCrossword Clue
Prime number between five and 11Crossword Clue
Number of tiles played for a Scrabble bingoCrossword Clue
Number that shares a key with &Crossword Clue
Square root of 49Crossword Clue
Common craps rollCrossword Clue

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SIMILE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like a fish out of water, e.gCrossword Clue
Clear as mud, for oneCrossword Clue
Light as a feather, e.gCrossword Clue
Look pleased, comprehending one figure of speechCrossword Clue
Sly as a fox, for exampleCrossword Clue
Literary deviceCrossword Clue
Literary comparisonCrossword Clue
Figure of speech with "like" or "as"Crossword Clue
Comparison I show amusement aboutCrossword Clue
Colorful analogy, perhapsCrossword Clue

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TROPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Time travel or parallel universes, in sci-fiCrossword Clue
Familiar themeCrossword Clue
Movie clicheCrossword Clue
Enemies to lovers, e.gCrossword Clue
Overused plot deviceCrossword Clue
Cliched plot deviceCrossword Clue
Familiar themeCrossword Clue
Overused themeCrossword Clue
Writing clichéCrossword Clue
Overused plot deviceCrossword Clue

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BERMUDATRIANGLE
15 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Builder rang team deployed in dangerous locationCrossword Clue
Dog traveling through a mysterious section of the North Atlantic?Crossword Clue
Married but misbehaving, with view to getting lost here?Crossword Clue
A Rembrandt concocted with guile and craft may go missing hereCrossword Clue
Mystery surrounding Atlantic island takes shapeCrossword Clue
Atlantic site of strange disappearancesCrossword Clue
Mysterious Atlantic Ocean localeCrossword Clue

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CORNDOLLY
9 Letters

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EFFIGY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DummyCrossword Clue
Small representation of a personCrossword Clue
Guy returning if accepted by centre left and groovy extremistsCrossword Clue
Could be a bust of three letters, some reportedCrossword Clue
Unknown Joe following English about personal representationCrossword Clue
Image of a personCrossword Clue
Flammable dummyCrossword Clue
Sculpted figure of a personCrossword Clue
Representation of a person as art or ridiculeCrossword Clue
Image, likenessCrossword Clue

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MIXEDMETAPHOR
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Contradictory deviceCrossword Clue
"When the going gets tough, the early bird gets the worm," e.gCrossword Clue
For example, to hit the nail on the nose?Crossword Clue
Ridiculous combination of two figures of speechCrossword Clue
Item Marx hoped to change, creating incongruous imageCrossword Clue
Iron out a bottleneck, for exampleCrossword Clue

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OXYMORON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Terribly good," e.gCrossword Clue
Element in "Night of the Living Dead"Crossword Clue
ContradictionCrossword Clue
Rhetorical device juxtaposing apparent contradictionsCrossword Clue
"Old news" or "original copy"Crossword Clue
Stupid contradiction of love kiss planted on celebritys rear end and titCrossword Clue
Love and sex play, finally, with an idiot? Idiot savant, perhapsCrossword Clue
Deafening silence, perhaps, after Oscar axes dunceCrossword Clue
Unbiased opinion, e.gCrossword Clue
Oscar coordinates fools original copy?Crossword Clue

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PIERROT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Seaside clown, and maybe why his theatre is closedCrossword Clue
Panto characters mistake, briefly entering orchestra areaCrossword Clue
Clown I report after being messed aroundCrossword Clue
Old clown, I blunder into drugs?Crossword Clue
Stage character to go off behind platformCrossword Clue
Support rubbish bloke in pantoCrossword Clue
Beset by depression, make mistake of only half being a clownCrossword Clue
Beset by depression, make mistake of only half being a clownCrossword Clue
Nonsense following support for clownCrossword Clue
Nonsense following support for clownCrossword Clue

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CRUCIFIX
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
CrossCrossword Clue
One spot on about force of old religious imageCrossword Clue
Key point about sci-fi is not to start getting crossCrossword Clue
Key point about sci-fi is not to start getting crossCrossword Clue
CrossCrossword Clue
Cathedral featureCrossword Clue

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ICEMAN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own bodyCrossword Clue
Who "cometh" in a Eugene O'Neill playCrossword Clue
Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" roleCrossword Clue
Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" roleCrossword Clue
The ___ Cometh, O’Neill playCrossword Clue
Marvel hero with super cool powers?Crossword Clue
Title character in American theatre – and cinema, unusuallyCrossword Clue
"Top Gun" monikerCrossword Clue
Cold killer who finally arrived on BroadwayCrossword Clue
Police manage to capture old delivererCrossword Clue

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NONAGON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nine-sided figureCrossword Clue
Buried in Parthenon, a gong, one with straight edges?Crossword Clue
In middle of day poor horse is an unusual shapeCrossword Clue
Nine-sided shapeCrossword Clue
Figure old horse is among twelveCrossword Clue
No bother working for figureCrossword Clue
Lunch time eating: an annoyance for figureCrossword Clue
Figure on turning shrew onCrossword Clue
Canon agonising to maintain figureCrossword Clue
Drama introduces Harry: touching figure!Crossword Clue

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TOMTHUMB
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small starCrossword Clue
Little character shown by husband in corporation occupying permanent residenceCrossword Clue
Tiny hero of English folkloreCrossword Clue
Folklore character whose stockings are tied with eyelashesCrossword Clue
Diminutive folk heroCrossword Clue
Wee folklore heroCrossword Clue
Small person failed MOT — having to seek a liftCrossword Clue
Little friend of King ArthurCrossword Clue
Diminutive character of English folkloreCrossword Clue
Diminutive hero of folkloreCrossword Clue

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BRITANNIA
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Personification of England, Scotland and WalesCrossword Clue
Helmeted womans time in Bahrain, travelling without husbandCrossword Clue
Filter company rejected lodging on a royal yachtCrossword Clue
National symbol? Scots own up after its found in refuseCrossword Clue
Female personification of BritainCrossword Clue
Beaten up in Rabat in old Roman provinceCrossword Clue
Beaten up in Rabat in old Roman provinceCrossword Clue
Did she succeed where Canute failed?Crossword Clue
Rain a bit? Its torrential around northern Roman provinceCrossword Clue
Female that follows rule and sits on money?Crossword Clue

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HENDIADYS
9 Letters

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ICON
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clickable imageCrossword Clue
The New York Times's "T," on a phone screenCrossword Clue
Cultural legendCrossword Clue
Clickable imageCrossword Clue
Clickable imageCrossword Clue
SymbolCrossword Clue
Computer app symbolCrossword Clue
Snapchat's has a ghost on itCrossword Clue
LegendCrossword Clue
Recycle bin, e.gCrossword Clue

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IDOLISE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
WorshipCrossword Clue
I, Isolde — dote uponCrossword Clue
Worship of false god, perhaps, one starts to senseCrossword Clue
Worship in huge silo directed to the heavensCrossword Clue
Venerate uncriticallyCrossword Clue
Love talking about trivial storiesCrossword Clue
Love talking about trivial storiesCrossword Clue
Its true, I tell tales to keep son in worshipCrossword Clue
Vow the Parisian frames is loveCrossword Clue
Language student is first in exams and put on a pedestalCrossword Clue

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PENTAGON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Home plate shapeCrossword Clue
US Department of DefenseCrossword Clue
Tracking device put in enclosure beside government buildingCrossword Clue
Five-sided shapeCrossword Clue
Label attached to writer working for military HQCrossword Clue
Something used for writing label on figureCrossword Clue
Write label on military buildingCrossword Clue
Write name on five-sided figureCrossword Clue
Figure given by Defense DepartmentCrossword Clue
Five-sided figureCrossword Clue

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STATUE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
There's one of Sue Bird outside of Climate Pledge ArenaCrossword Clue
Copenhagen's "The Little Mermaid," for oneCrossword Clue
Sculptor's creationCrossword Clue
Image abbreviated in petition, work of artCrossword Clue
Model citizen?Crossword Clue
Venus de Milo, e.gCrossword Clue
… way before next bust, perhaps …Crossword Clue
The ___ of LibertyCrossword Clue
Liberty or The Little Mermaid?Crossword Clue
Strangely astute work of artCrossword Clue

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ELLIPSOID
9 Letters

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GOOGOL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Number with 101 digitsCrossword Clue
A huge number leave retro brandCrossword Clue
Huge amount of slime on backed-up registerCrossword Clue
Number with 100 zeroesCrossword Clue
O2 deleting digit in writers long numberCrossword Clue
Try uplifting sign given by an enormous numberCrossword Clue
Try uplifting sign given by an enormous numberCrossword Clue
Almost unfathomably large numberCrossword Clue
Number search engine reported, roughly speakingCrossword Clue
A large number try returning small designCrossword Clue

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LITOTES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Literary understatement such as "not unhappy"Crossword Clue
Might such rhetoric be no great shakes?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech unusual in TS EliotCrossword Clue
Bit of rhetoric from student, one wholly using modern language?Crossword Clue
Figure of speech child found in stories — that's an understatementCrossword Clue
Small amount of drink mopped up by a tissue, falsely? That's an understatementCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
It downplays setter getting eaten by 50 bearsCrossword Clue
Tall stories after consuming drink? Thats an understatementCrossword Clue
Toilets are shabby? Its an understatementCrossword Clue

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MUFTI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Muslim clericCrossword Clue
Type of outfit if tum is abnormalCrossword Clue
Expert in Islamic lawCrossword Clue
Plain clothes for a soldierCrossword Clue
CivviesCrossword Clue
Plain clothes include a couple of accessories lacking finishCrossword Clue
Civilian dressCrossword Clue
Detroit fumigator gives up plain clothesCrossword Clue
Learned Muslim character from Greece heads two newspapersCrossword Clue
Civilian militia, unfit for training, its initiallyCrossword Clue

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TENT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Camper's shelterCrossword Clue
REI purchaseCrossword Clue
Camping shelterCrossword Clue
Canvas structureCrossword Clue
Camp sightCrossword Clue
Camp shelterCrossword Clue
Shelter with a zipperCrossword Clue
Camper's constructionCrossword Clue
It's pitchedCrossword Clue
Circus structureCrossword Clue

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TROUPE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Group of touring performersCrossword Clue
Performing groupCrossword Clue
Roving company of performersCrossword Clue
Company that takes the show on the roadCrossword Clue
Traveling theater companyCrossword Clue
Moving company?Crossword Clue
Group of performers using figure of speech to inspire you in auditionCrossword Clue
Group of mimes, maybeCrossword Clue
Group of touring performersCrossword Clue
Performing companyCrossword Clue

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DEPORT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ExpelCrossword Clue
Kick outCrossword Clue
ExpatriateCrossword Clue
Banish Dutch figure of speech thats come upCrossword Clue
Send away, in a wayCrossword Clue
Send home, in a wayCrossword Clue
Throw out rogue initially seen in storehouseCrossword Clue
Expatriate runs inside storehouseCrossword Clue
Rupees stored to send overseas?Crossword Clue
ExpatriateCrossword Clue

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ANAPHORA
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
In speech girl favouring a rhetorical deviceCrossword Clue
Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoricCrossword Clue
One down - hard, or a deliberate repetition of a word?Crossword Clue
A short sleep at hotel, or before a part of the EucharistCrossword Clue
Poet's repetition for effectCrossword Clue

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WEIGHTY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like an important decisionCrossword Clue
Massive group rowing in outskirts of WallaseyCrossword Clue
Bulky; onerousCrossword Clue
Profound work: Fourscore”Crossword Clue
Worrying number of days for famous wager? Under one weekCrossword Clue
Serious four score at shallow endCrossword Clue
Serious four score at shallow endCrossword Clue
PonderousCrossword Clue
Massive wife, four fifths of a tonCrossword Clue
Massive wife, four fifths of a tonCrossword Clue

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MARIONETTE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trainee Tom misplaced thing worked on stringsCrossword Clue
It comes with strings: in short, that is no matter, maybeCrossword Clue
Puppet with strings attachedCrossword Clue
Manipulated figure, one in voice returning to punch comradeCrossword Clue
Manipulated figure, one in voice returning to punch comradeCrossword Clue
Possibly aim to enter with Lady Penelope?Crossword Clue
Figure with strings attached wed Bening, we hearCrossword Clue
One-time art involved this?Crossword Clue
One-time art involved this?Crossword Clue
Puppet, one captured by surrealist painter, with end of leg missingCrossword Clue

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SHELF
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pantry platformCrossword Clue
Elevated seabedCrossword Clue
Bookcase unitCrossword Clue
Perch for a family photoCrossword Clue
Book holderCrossword Clue
Display areaCrossword Clue
Cabinet partCrossword Clue
Tchotchke holderCrossword Clue
Place to display knick-knacksCrossword Clue
Place for books or dishesCrossword Clue

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FAUST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Guy who made one helluva deal?Crossword Clue
Noted soul sellerCrossword Clue
Soul-seller of legendCrossword Clue
Gounod opera, primarily on Marlowe's playCrossword Clue
Inspiration for "Damn Yankees"Crossword Clue
He made a pact with the DevilCrossword Clue
Classic literary character who makes a deal with the devilCrossword Clue
Alchemist, one surrounded by mouldy smellCrossword Clue
One who sold out quickly, not plebeian at heartCrossword Clue
One who sold out quickly, not plebeian at heartCrossword Clue

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SMILE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What "say cheese!" meansCrossword Clue
"Say cheese!"Crossword Clue
Upside-down frownCrossword Clue
Katy Perry album with the single "Cry About It Later"Crossword Clue
"___! You're on camera" (security warning)Crossword Clue
"Turn that frown upside down!"Crossword Clue
"Say cheese!"Crossword Clue
GrinCrossword Clue
Photographer's requestCrossword Clue
Something said before a clickCrossword Clue

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TITAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Adversary in the "Percy Jackson" seriesCrossword Clue
Tennessee NFLerCrossword Clue
Saturn's largest moonCrossword Clue
Industry magnateCrossword Clue
MagnateCrossword Clue
Saturn's largest moonCrossword Clue
GoliathCrossword Clue
Pre-Olympian god of Greek mythologyCrossword Clue
Some orbit it and a satelliteCrossword Clue
Big industry figureCrossword Clue

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DOLLARSIGN
10 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Across the pond, Mark’s a good-looker in rags, tattered and tornCrossword Clue
One for the moneyCrossword Clue
It's just above a 4Crossword Clue
Old girl's an unexpectedly key associate of 4Crossword Clue
$Crossword Clue
Say whippet dogs all in traps right, that's on the money!Crossword Clue
Restaurant review pricing symbolCrossword Clue

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ZEUGMA
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Literary device linking two unrelated termsCrossword Clue
Even parts of quiz game developed this figureCrossword Clue
Heras husband cut short good mother in a forum and a frenzy, perhapsCrossword Clue
Greek god acquiring good mother for son? An interesting choice of wordsCrossword Clue
Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me"Crossword Clue
Amazing use, perhaps odd, as in irrelevant figure of speechCrossword Clue
Rhetorical device exemplified by the Daft Punk lyric "Let's raise the bar/And our cups to the stars"Crossword Clue
Poetic term for what the Rolling Stones lyric "she blew my nose and then she blew my mind" containsCrossword Clue

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Big birds Down UnderCrossword Clue

Speak formallyCrossword Clue

Like snow in PhoenixCrossword Clue

Handing responsibility to anotherCrossword Clue

"Here You Come ___" (Dolly Parton song)Crossword Clue

Took a cruise, sayCrossword Clue

Pretty newCrossword Clue

Animation frameCrossword Clue

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Scolding soundCrossword Clue

"Hello," in PortugueseCrossword Clue

Casino employeeCrossword Clue

Manage somehowCrossword Clue

"Get ready for a wild ride!"Crossword Clue

"Home Alone" actor CatherineCrossword Clue

Small couchCrossword Clue

Person who sacrifices themself for a causeCrossword Clue

Stir the ___Crossword Clue

"Woof!"Crossword Clue

Place to spot friends?Crossword Clue

Bambi, e.gCrossword Clue

Edmonton hockey playerCrossword Clue

___ and HerzegovinaCrossword Clue

Mom's brotherCrossword Clue

Coordinated body art for some couplesCrossword Clue

Larger-than-lifeCrossword Clue

Corporate bigwigsCrossword Clue

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Casual topsCrossword Clue

Fiona Apple album with "Criminal"Crossword Clue

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Showing 41 Matching Answers

SPEECH

10 RELATED CLUES

IDIOM

10 RELATED CLUES

IDOL

10 RELATED CLUES

METAPHOR

10 RELATED CLUES

NEMESIS

10 RELATED CLUES

OCTAGON

10 RELATED CLUES

SEVEN

10 RELATED CLUES

SIMILE

10 RELATED CLUES

TROPE

10 RELATED CLUES

BERMUDATRIANGLE

7 RELATED CLUES

CORNDOLLY

EFFIGY

10 RELATED CLUES

MIXEDMETAPHOR

6 RELATED CLUES

OXYMORON

10 RELATED CLUES

PIERROT

10 RELATED CLUES

CRUCIFIX

6 RELATED CLUES

ICEMAN

10 RELATED CLUES

NONAGON

10 RELATED CLUES

TOMTHUMB

10 RELATED CLUES

BRITANNIA

10 RELATED CLUES

HENDIADYS

ICON

10 RELATED CLUES

IDOLISE

10 RELATED CLUES

PENTAGON

10 RELATED CLUES

STATUE

10 RELATED CLUES

ELLIPSOID

GOOGOL

10 RELATED CLUES

LITOTES

10 RELATED CLUES

MUFTI

10 RELATED CLUES

TENT

10 RELATED CLUES

TROUPE

10 RELATED CLUES

DEPORT

10 RELATED CLUES

ANAPHORA

5 RELATED CLUES

WEIGHTY

10 RELATED CLUES

MARIONETTE

10 RELATED CLUES

SHELF

10 RELATED CLUES

FAUST

10 RELATED CLUES

SMILE

10 RELATED CLUES

TITAN

10 RELATED CLUES

DOLLARSIGN

7 RELATED CLUES

ZEUGMA