Clues for the word "ADVANCE"
We've had 49 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 91 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on January 25, 2026.
Definition of advance
- v. t. - To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
- v. t. - To raise; to elevate.
- v. t. - To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
- v. t. - To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.
- v. t. - To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument.
- v. t. - To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
- v. t. - To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him.
- v. t. - To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.
- v. t. - To extol; to laud.
- v. i. - To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me.
- v. i. - To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
- v. i. - To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.
- v. - The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.
- v. - Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office.
- v. - An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods.
- v. - The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usually in the plural.
- v. - A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.
- a. - Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.
Referring Clues
- "___ Australia Fair" (Australian's national anthem)
- Romeo's move
- Go ahead
- Pay before payday
- Anticipatory payment
- Early money?
- Forward motion
- Move forward
- Melville ______
- Check for a writer
- Move ahead
- Go forward
- Come forward for a loan
- Be promoted
- Increase loan
- Make progress
- Promote
- A header from Vardy, cracking ball - come on!
- ... and go on with what's Lent
- Go ahead with loan
- Further progress
- Go on a trip round Venezuelan capital
- Go ahead - make a loan
- Increase progress
- Author's signing payment
- Further loan
- Further improvement
- Go ahead and make a loan
- Early development
- Move on, with vertigo starting, in a knees-up
- Get on with leader from Virginia in Charleston, say?
- Go forward, taking a ball round Juventus's number 5
- Move from first base to second, say
- Progress
- Early promotion
- Go ahead with borrowed money
- Dave can wreck progress
- Early present
- Go on, propose!
- Propose a loan
- Progress with publicity at front of church
- Progress made by one stealing fourth-rate vehicle
- Nowadays church is behind forefront of progress
- I travel Africa and USA with a diversionary alternative to 9
- Typical part of a book deal
- Deposit a ball tackling five
- Part of a book deal
- Money received upfront from Victor in a ball
- Loan
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - January 25, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - September 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 11, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 18, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 25, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 09, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 05, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 27, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 16, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 10, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 25, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 30, 2023
- Your Life Choices - November 07, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 07, 2023
- Daily Quick - August 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - August 14, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 08, 2023
- USA Today - May 29, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - January 21, 2023
- Daily Quick - January 13, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - January 08, 2023
- Your Life Choices - January 06, 2023
- And in 61 more crossword puzzles...