Clues for the word "HONED"
We've had 49 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 144 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on April 07, 2026.
Definition of honed
- imp. & p. p. - of Hone
Referring Clues
- Put an edge on
- Ground, in a way
- Improved
- Sharpened
- Put to the grindstone
- Whetted
- Perfected
- Gave an edge to
- Made sharper
- Improved an edge
- Perfected, as a skill
- Sharpened to a fine edge
- Refined, as skills
- Practiced
- Made more effective
- Sharpen-ed
- Gave an edge
- Improved, as skills
- Sharpened, as a knife
- Took a strop to
- Improved, as a skill
- Sharpened, as skills
- Ready for cutting
- Bettered, as skills
- Fine-tuned, as a razor
- Sharpened, as a blade
- Sharpened, as a dull blade
- Sharp
- Used a whetstone on
- Sharpened with a stone
- I say, Edward, that's sharp!
- I say, fellow, that's sharp!
- Used fine stone for the house on the end, possibly
- Polished diamonds alongside white castle?
- Sharpened points in coal-scuttle
- Hard, 1 down? To a point
- Sharpened, a la Sweeney Todd
- Sharpened by houseboy
- Sharpened, as a skill
- Perfected through practice
- Refined over time
- Used a strop on
- Refined
- Perfected over time
- Perfected, as one's skills
- Worked to perfect
- Sharp now
- Fine-tuned
- Made a good point?
Last Seen In
- LA Times - April 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - October 29, 2025
- Daily American - October 08, 2025
- New York Times - September 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 05, 2025
- Daily American - June 04, 2025
- Daily American - March 25, 2025
- USA Today - February 28, 2025
- LA Times - December 04, 2024
- USA Today - May 15, 2024
- LA Times - May 02, 2024
- USA Today - December 21, 2023
- USA Today - December 05, 2023
- New York Times - November 03, 2023
- Daily American - October 08, 2023
- LA Times - September 03, 2023
- LA Times - August 20, 2023
- New York Times - June 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 22, 2023
- Daily American - June 04, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 11, 2023
- Daily American - March 25, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 04, 2022
- New York Times - April 08, 2022
- Wall Street Journal - January 02, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - November 20, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 08, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - October 08, 2017
- Daily American - October 08, 2017
- And in 114 more crossword puzzles...