Index III — Clues
Hints, clues
& likely answers
When you have a clue but no letters. Look up the clue, compare likely answers, and use length and crossings to choose the right word.
Featured clue
“Amount owed”
A good crossword clue is open enough to create options, but precise enough that length and crossing letters narrow the answer. Start with the strongest suggestions, then open the clue page for definitions.
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Most usefulA → ZClues starting with A
- “Amount owed”1 answers · often → DEBT4 letters
- “Ancient character”1 answers · often → RUNE4 letters
Clues starting with B
- “Become tiresome”1 answers · often → PALL4 letters
- “Blacken by heat”1 answers · often → CHAR4 letters
- “Brand mark”1 answers · often → LOGO4 letters
- “Brown soda”1 answers · often → COLA4 letters
- “Bulky mass”1 answers · often → HULK4 letters
Clues starting with C
- “Core idea”1 answers · often → GIST4 letters
- “Crust-filled bakes”1 answers · often → PIES4 letters
- “Cubical in shape”1 answers · often → BOXY4 letters
Clues starting with D
- “Dad, informally”1 answers · often → PAPA4 letters
- “Domestic felines”1 answers · often → CATS4 letters
- “Duty to bear”1 answers · often → ONUS4 letters
Clues starting with E
- “Equal in rank”1 answers · often → PEER4 letters
Clues starting with F
- “Fare-paid car”1 answers · often → TAXI4 letters
- “Food informally”1 answers · often → EATS4 letters
- “Fruit preserves”1 answers · often → JAMS4 letters
Clues starting with G
- “Gains victory”1 answers · often → WINS4 letters
- “Green-fleshed fruit”1 answers · often → KIWI4 letters
Clues starting with H
- “Hairless”1 answers · often → BALD4 letters
- “Hired ride”1 answers · often → TAXI4 letters
Clues starting with M
- “Move with a buzz”1 answers · often → WHIZ4 letters
- “Multicolored in patches”1 answers · often → PIED4 letters
Clues starting with N
- “Nearly at hand”1 answers · often → NIGH4 letters
Clues starting with O
- “Old boundary marker”1 answers · often → METE4 letters
Clues starting with P
- “Performs deeds”1 answers · often → ACTS4 letters
- “Portable music player”1 answers · often → IPOD4 letters
- “Puts more in”1 answers · often → ADDS4 letters
Clues starting with Q
- “Quick gulp”1 answers · often → SWIG4 letters
Clues starting with R
- “Revise for publication”1 answers · often → EDIT4 letters
- “Rubbish site”1 answers · often → DUMP4 letters
Clues starting with S
- “Share a boundary”1 answers · often → ABUT4 letters
- “Sharp sibilant sound”1 answers · often → HISS4 letters
- “Shingle splitter”1 answers · often → FROE4 letters
- “Short contest”1 answers · often → BOUT4 letters
- “Slender codlike fish”1 answers · often → LING4 letters
- “Small cucumber”1 answers · often → CUKE4 letters
- “Small drink holders”1 answers · often → CUPS4 letters
- “Sound receivers”1 answers · often → EARS4 letters
- “State openly”1 answers · often → AVOW4 letters
- “Steamed pudding”1 answers · often → DUFF4 letters
- “Strong urge”1 answers · often → ITCH4 letters
Clues starting with T
- “Tart wild drupe”1 answers · often → SLOE4 letters
- “Tease lightly”1 answers · often → JOSH4 letters
- “Thin pastry sheet”1 answers · often → FILO4 letters
- “Tiny-seeded fruits”1 answers · often → FIGS4 letters
- “Touchscreen tablet”1 answers · often → IPAD4 letters
- “Two-cup measure”1 answers · often → PINT4 letters
Clues starting with U
- “Unhappy fate”1 answers · often → DOOM4 letters
Clues starting with W
- “Weak as an excuse”1 answers · often → LAME4 letters