Clues for the word "LAST"
We've had 291 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 928 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on December 14, 2025.
Definition of last
- 3d pers. sing. pres. - of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.
- a. - Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.
- a. - Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.
- a. - Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- a. - Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize.
- a. - Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.
- a. - At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.
- a. - In conclusion; finally.
- a. - At a time next preceding the present time.
- v. i. - To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
- v. i. - To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
- v. i. - A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.
- v. t. - To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
- n. - A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
- n. - The burden of a ship; a cargo.
Referring Clues
- Cobbler's form
- Hold up
- Endure
- Word before laugh or straw
- Cellar dweller's place
- Survive
- Wear well
- Bringing up the rear
- In the cellar
- Taking the booby prize
- Shoe filler
- Definitive
- Remain in good shape
- Conclusive
- Up-to-the-minute
- Hang in there
- Which words to read in 20-, 38- and 53-Across to get a warm welcome
- Go on
- Rounding out
- Stay to the finish
- " ... and the ___ shall be first": Matthew
- Not fizzle out
- Go the distance
- Wear
- Place trailers are in
- Final
- Trailer's place
- Caboose's place
- Finishing 11th out of 11, e.g.
- Keep
- Keep going
- Have staying power
- In the proverbial cellar
- Eighth out of eight
- Kind of hurrah
- Tenth out of ten
- Make it to the end
- Losing position
- Minute or straw preceder
- Be enough
- Most recent
- Ultimate
- Final (and a word that can precede the first word of this puzzle's longest answers)
- After everybody else
- Cobbler's tool
- Cellar dweller's position
- At the very end
- Shoemaker's form
- After all others
- Terminal
- Hold out
- "Mary Jane's ___ Dance" (1994 Tom Petty hit)
- After all?
- At the end of the line
- Go on and on
- "___ but not least ..."
- Make it
- Worst in the league
- Weather the storm
- Be durable
- Most recently
- Booby prize winner's place
- Place for trailers?
- Farthest from first
- Following the crowd
- Shoemaker's block
- Place in a race
- "The ___ Days of Disco" (1998)
- Worst finish
- Stand the test of time
- Endure in SALT?
- Have stamina
- In the cellar, in sports
- Third of three
- Word with "ditch" or "gasp"
- Word with "laugh" or "straw"
- Hang on
- "Not least"
- Not least
- Foot-shaped form
- After everyone else
- Shoe form
- It's after penultimate
- Hindmost
- Lowest in rank
- After all
- Withstand long use
- "___, but not least ..."
- Go on forever
- Go on for a long time
- "%C2%85 and the ___ shall be first" (Matthew 19:30)
- Weather the years
- Worst place in the standings
- Closing
- Worst place in a race
- Not leading anyone
- In the cellar, so to speak
- Remain
- "The ___ of the Mohicans"
- "
and the ___ shall be first": Matthew
- "
and the ___ shall be first" (Matthew 19:30)
- "The ___ Days of Disco" (1998)
- "___ but not least ..."
- LIFO's first
- Worst place
- Persevere
- In a bad place?
- Hold up well
- Show stamina
- Qualifying for the booby prize
- Make it all the way
- Trailing the pack
- Opposite of 38-Across
- Concluding
- "The ___ Temptation of Christ"
- Keep on going
- Keep on going
- ___, but not least ...
- "Save the ___ dance for me"
- Following everyone
- Shoemaker's requirement
- Far from the front
- Cobbler's concern
- Have legs
- Hang tough
- Like Z, alphabetically
- Stand up
- Trailing everyone
- Word with "hurrah" or "laugh"
- ___ resort
- Finishing 13th out of 13, e.g.
- Trailing
- Unenviable position
- Be steadfast
- Bad way to finish
- Like this clue among all the Acrosses
- Like a caboose
- In the cellar, sportswise
- Stick it out
- Sixth out of six
- "The court of ___ resort"
- Unenviable position?
- Tenth of ten, say
- Way out of medal contention
- Winning the booby prize
- Kind of resort
- "___ call!"
- "Built to ___"
- Not flag
- Like "Annabel Lee" among all Poe poems
- Hold on
- "___ Exit to Brooklyn"
- "___ but not least ... "
- Third out of three
- Z's position
- Tenth of ten in a race
- Like a headlining act, typically
- "The ___ Waltz"
- Unlike this clue, obviously
- "___ Man Standing"
- Word with "gasp" or "ditch"
- Behind everyone else in line
- Take a while to wear off
- Worst race finish
- Stand the ravages of time
- Behind everyone else
- Like omega, in the Greek alphabet
- At the back of the pack
- Bottom position
- Not first
- At the end
- Behind everyone else in a race
- Opposite of first
- Worst place to finish in a race
- Worst place to finish?
- Worst place finish in a race
- Boot block
- Worst finish in a race
- Endure, after all the others
- Word before hurrah or laugh
- Like the one farthest from first place
- Continue
- Last Dead album "Built to ___"
- The minute some special guests arrive
- Cinderella "The ___ Mile"
- Scorpions "Your ___ Song"
- Final NIN song?
- Grateful Dead "Built to ___"
- Aerosmith "___ Child"
- Supertramp " ... Famous ___ Words ... "
- W.A.S.P. "The ___ Command"
- J. Geils "One ___ Kiss"
- Del Amitri "Always the ___ to Know"
- Hardcore Superstar "___ Call for Alcohol"
- Ultimate - endure
- The ultimate in cataclysmal astonishment!
- The ultimate cargo
- Keep going to the end
- Keep going and spilling the salt
- Persevere with inexpert driver when on tee
- Latest model of something down to earth
- Latest heartless conclusion?
- Keep going to the back of the queue
- Latest model afoot?
- Older stars transformed Swift work
- Endure - this clue is!
- See 24
- Model's bottom
- Nowhere near medal contention
- Retiring lexicographer's ultimatum?
- Go on as this clue?
- Most unlikely model to endure weight
- Loser's place
- Bad place to be in
- "The ___ Airbender" (2010)
- Fifth of five, e.g.
- Persist
- Final requirement of shoemakers
- Continue heading away from explosion
- Only remaining
- Least likely to continue
- Go on at the end
- Survive after all others
- See clues page
- It (or one) must be late for this delivery, it's noted
- Tiniest extremities lassoed by whipping, just before dropping off
- B's bottom
- 10's fair shockers' model foot
- Start lap dancing, showing tail?
- Finally, a shoe?
- Sad call girl welcoming work, client ultimately laid back, heading for Thailand
- Carry on to the end
- Straw or Supper modifier
- Behind all other competitors
- Have legs?
- ___ hurrah
- Final thing for a cobbler to work on
- Unenviable placement
- Exhibit stamina
- Stick with
- Keep going to the end of the queue
- Shoemaker's latest model
- At long ___ (finally)
- Cobbler's stand by
- James ___, German composer and big band leader
- Persist over time
- Latest model where shoes are concerned
- Embarrassing standing
- U-turn from first
- It's used by a shoemaker after all the others
- Ultimate salt product
- Latest model in shoemaking
- Place for the slowest runner?
- Like Leo XIII among all popes named Leo
- Like this Across answer
- Newest
- Aren't faddish
- Show stamina in the final
- Like the 10th frame in bowling
- Be usable for a long time
- Farthest from the finish line
- Word with dance or chance
- First's opposite
- Like a senior year
- Have legs, so to speak
- Fifth out of five, say
- Sometimes least, sometimes not
- With 57-Across, farewell effort
- Shoemaker's item
- Like the slowest hurdler
- Word with words or chance
- "This is the ___ straw!"
- Place for the slowest racer
- Like the caboose among all the cars on a train
- Like this Across clue
- Anchor's position
- Stick around awhile
- Latest heartless conclusion?
- First? You wish!
- Latest model afoot?
- Save the best for ___
- Finishing
- Where trailers wind up
- HBO post-apocalyptic drama "The ___ of Us"
- "She had the ___ laugh"
- Word before "minute" or "name"
- Anchor's position in a relay
- "___ one in is a rotten egg!"
- Not followed
- Keep going behind everybody's back
- Word with chance or dance
Last Seen In
- LA Times - December 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 19, 2025
- Daily American - November 16, 2025
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 01, 2025
- Daily American - October 11, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 31, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 09, 2025
- Daily American - August 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 05, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 29, 2025
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