Clues for the word "FLIES"
We've had 59 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 59 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on July 17, 2025.
Definition of flies
- pl. - of Fly
Referring Clues
- Tsetses and gnats
- Pop-ups, e.g.
- Goes by jet
- Golding's "The Lord of the ___"
- Parts of 24-Down
- Aviates
- Food for frogs
- Goes American
- Bugs about the trash
- Outfielder's chances
- Goes by dirigible
- Picnic nuisances
- Jets
- Gets around like Superman
- Bloopers, e.g.
- Takes a jet
- Shagged hits
- Bluebottles and gnats
- Plays with a 28 Down
- Wins acceptance
- "Lord of the ___"
- Goes American, perhaps
- Goes up in the air
- Pops (out)
- Garbage collection
- "Lord of the ___"
- Time ______
- Pests
- Goes quickly
- 'Time ___'
- High pops
- Skedaddles ... or what 18-, 26-, 42- and 53-Across all have
- Takes to the air
- Garbage collection?
- Airborne distractions
- Pilots
- Passes quickly
- Dumpster habitués
- Swatters' victims
- Swatting targets
- Common insect. plural
- Deftones "Change (In the House of ___)"
- Trouser zip area -- travels through the air
- Angler's collection
- Mislaid files found above the stage
- See 23
- Dumpster swarm
- Certain buzzers
- Fatheaded fibs from 'pilots'
- See 8
- Hurtles over the stage?
- Takes the high way?
- Goes quickly sorting the files
- Snacks for spiders
- Pesky insects
- Takes a plane
- Swatter's targets
- Travels by jet
- Takes a high way
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - July 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 21, 2024
- LA Times - July 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 18, 2023
- LA Times - June 20, 2022
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 03, 2018
- Guardian Prize - November 11, 2017
- Mirror Mini - July 17, 2017
- New York Times - June 11, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - March 16, 2017
- Rock n Roll Crossword - December 18, 2016
- USA Today - July 21, 2016
- Universal - June 20, 2016
- LA Times - March 18, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 01, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 02, 2016
- Netword - December 13, 2015
- New York Times - May 24, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 21, 2015
- USA Today - September 02, 2014
- New York Times - August 24, 2014
- USA Today - August 05, 2014
- Rock n Roll Crossword - May 25, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 18, 2013
- USA Today - September 17, 2013
- Netword - May 01, 2013
- New York Times - October 08, 2012
- USA Today - January 12, 2012
- Netword - June 29, 2011
- Netword - January 29, 2011
- And in 29 more crossword puzzles...