Clues for the word "CROCUS"
We've had 50 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 63 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on December 09, 2025.
Definition of crocus
- n. - A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms rising separately from the bulb or corm. C. vernus is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; C. sativus produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.
- n. - A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of iron (Crocus of Mars or colcothar) thus produced from salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.
Referring Clues
- Orangish yellow
- Long-tubed flower
- One of the first bloomers
- Member of the iris family
- Early spring bloomer
- One of the first spring blooms
- Iris family member
- Spring arrival
- Spring flower
- Springtime bloomer
- Spring bloomer
- Early spring bloom
- Manitoba's flower
- Spring bulb
- Spring bloom
- Manitoba's official flower
- Early riser?
- Early rising flower
- Spring-flowering bulb
- Reptile next to American flower
- When a crocodile gets us, is it a pretty sight?
- Flower
- Flower from corm
- Flower from which saffron is harvested
- Reptile, American, not technically 1 down object
- Saffron
- American for a small reptile or flower
- Early flowering bulb
- Saffron flower
- Flower that is source of saffron
- Flower from a corm
- Plant from a corm
- Bulbous plant with brilliant coloured flowers
- Spring plant
- Spring-flowering plant
- Reptile atop American flower
- American reptile first
- Reptile takes American bulb
- Occurs (anagram)
- Nothing in arena apart from one flower
- Reptile with American flower
- Reptile taking first persons' flower
- Flower in middle of clump eaten by reptiles
- Saffron-producing flower
- A reptile to us, a flower to you
- Garden bulb
- Inanimate, but it's heard to croak at us
- When a crocodile gets us, is it a pretty sight?
- Source of saffron
- Inaninnate, but it's heard to croak at us
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 09, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 01, 2024
- New York Times - September 18, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 26, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 07, 2023
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - July 26, 2022
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 09, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - April 20, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 07, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 03, 2016
- Guardian Everyman - June 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - February 08, 2016
- Canadiana - December 14, 2015
- Guardian Quick - November 24, 2015
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 30, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 21, 2014
- Netword - November 26, 2013
- LA Times Sunday - July 07, 2013
- Canadiana - June 17, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 18, 2013
- LA Times - February 13, 2013
- Guardian Prize - December 22, 2012
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