Clues for the word "NOTE"
We've had 420 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1061 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 15, 2026.
Definition of note
- v. t. - To butt; to push with the horns.
- - Know not; knows not.
- n. - Nut.
- n. - Need; needful business.
- n. - A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- n. - A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- n. - A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- n. - A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- n. - Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.
- n. - A short informal letter; a billet.
- n. - A diplomatic missive or written communication.
- n. - A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note.
- n. - A list of items or of charges; an account.
- n. - A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:
- n. - A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.
- n. - A key of the piano or organ.
- n. - Observation; notice; heed.
- n. - Notification; information; intelligence.
- n. - State of being under observation.
- n. - Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.
- n. - Stigma; brand; reproach.
- n. - To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.
- n. - To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.
- n. - To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing charged); to brand.
- n. - To denote; to designate.
- n. - To annotate.
- n. - To set down in musical characters.
Referring Clues
- Semiquaver, e.g.
- Form of a thank-you
- Quaver, e.g.
- Bit of marginalia
- Do, re or mi, e.g.
- It can fall flat
- Short letter
- Score unit
- Memo
- See 42-Across
- T or C follower
- Post-It
- Do, say
- E or G, e.g.
- Observe
- Reminder
- Any letter from A to G
- Post-It, e.g.
- Blue ___ (flatted third or seventh)
- Distinction
- Put down
- Quick letter
- Fridge posting
- Quaver or semiquaver
- Certificate
- G, e.g.
- "Name That Tune" clue
- Scribbling
- One with a staff position
- Sol, say
- Word before a colon
- Staff member?
- Post-it message
- Do, for example
- Musical mark
- Something passed in music class?
- Middle C is one
- Melody part
- Do, e.g.
- ___ card (bit of decorative stationery)
- A security
- Greenback
- A flat, e.g.
- Written reminder
- Middle C, e.g.
- One with a staff position?
- One given a staff position?
- See 59-Across
- Point out
- Do, re or mi
- Quick message
- So, say
- B flat or C sharp
- C, in C and W?
- Brief message
- Part of a chord
- Piece of paper currency
- Do or so
- Musical symbol
- High C, e.g.
- A natural, for one
- Musical tone
- Hemidemisemiquaver, e.g.
- Informal letter
- Hemidemisemiquaver, for one
- Little letter
- Chord component
- Fridge posting, perhaps
- Symbol on a staff
- Jotting during a lecture
- Perceive
- Mark down
- Bill
- A flat one may evoke a wince
- Sound of music
- Give attention to
- Take heed of
- Do, for one
- Short message
- Marginal jotting
- Brief bit of correspondence
- A, B or C
- Jotting
- Piano key, e.g.
- Jotted message
- A whole one has no stem
- One on a musical scale
- Brief missive
- A, for one
- Something to pass in school
- F or G, but not H
- A through G, but not H
- Jotted item
- Thing jotted down
- Part of a melody
- Importance
- Mention
- Brief memo
- Staff entry
- Make mention of
- Brief letter
- Brief communication
- Renown
- Discern
- Short memo
- High C, for one
- Piano key
- Pay attention to
- Take down
- Jot down
- Brief record
- Item passed in class
- Staff symbol
- Memorandum
- Piece of music
- Thank-you item
- ""Name That Tune" clue
- Sticky around the office
- Semiquaver, for one
- Worthy predecessor?
- Word with "pad" or "worthy"
- Word with "bank" or "love"
- A or G, e.g.
- It's passed in class
- Part of a score
- Memory jogger
- Do on a scale
- Do or sol, e.g.
- Half, quarter or eighth follower
- Symphonic piece?
- Musical scale unit
- Staff character
- Message passed in class
- Score component
- "Half," "quarter" or "eighth" follower
- It can go flat
- "Consider ..."
- Pay heed to
- Quick jotting
- Spot on the staff?
- Post-it jotting
- Eff or Gee
- Promise to pay
- Bank robber's aid
- Office memo
- Jotted line
- It may be passed in school
- Eminence
- Bill
- Staff item
- Staff marking
- Staff member
- Pay heed
- Post-it item
- B flat, e.g.
- Do, re, or mi
- IOU, e.g.
- Quick reminder
- Bit of a score
- Consider
- Small letter
- Thing to pass in class
- E flat, e.g.
- Memo, maybe
- Something to take or play
- D sharp, e.g.
- Confirmation from a doctor, say
- Sheet music mark
- Type of message that's "mixed" at the starts of 20-, 28-, 43-, and 52-Across
- Write down briefly
- It could be half or whole on a scale
- Commit to memory
- A or E, but not I, O or U
- Quickie correspondence
- Signify
- Semibreve
- Short memorandum
- Sol, la or ti
- Observe carefully
- Musical sound
- Memory jogger, maybe
- Acknowledge
- Musical production
- Record
- Margin jotting
- Promissory ___
- ___ to self
- One on the staff?
- A, in music
- billet-doux
- Missive
- There is an important one spelled out by the last characters of this puzzle's clues, starting from the top
- Sticky writing?
- Do, musically
- Take heed
- It may be sticky
- "I'll make a ___ of it"
- Short entry
- Thing passed at school
- You may get one from a doctor
- Piece of correspondence
- Scribbles down
- "Johnny one-___"
- What anyone can pass in school?
- Addition to the staff?
- A, b, c or d
- Make a memo of
- It can follow the starts of 17-, 32-, 41- and 59-Across
- Folding money
- Mark on a staff
- Government certificate
- Sticky thing around the office
- School jotting
- Musician's jotting
- Chord part
- Give heed to
- Observe closely
- Do is one
- A or B, but not O
- "Sorry, gotta run!"
- Pitch indicator
- Message from the teacher
- C, for one
- What's so
- Score symbol
- Scale part
- A sixteenth is a short one
- Thing for a musician to read
- It may be passed in class
- Word that can follow the ends of 20- and 54-Across and 4- and 26-Down
- Permission slip
- B flat, for one
- Record, in a way
- Debt instrument
- What you might pass, but can't fail, in school
- Part of a bird call
- A or G, musically
- Give a shout-out to
- A or b, e.g.
- "See here ..."
- It may be sharp
- Clue in "Name That Tune"
- Write down
- Written comment
- Foot follower
- Piece of paper given to a teacher
- You may jot one down
- Something taken in class
- A short message on paper
- Something you may take in class
- Margin filler
- Do or sol
- Jazz's Blue ___ label
- £20, perhaps, for a short letter
- Record held by piano teacher
- A short letter of distinction
- Observe some paper money
- A, B, C, D, F or G?
- It's taken in class
- Whole or half, in music
- Bit of music
- Brief written record made for later reference
- It may stick around after the office closes
- A student writes it
- Staff figure?
- A or E, or an IOU for that matter
- B sharp, for one
- Something written in class
- Something to take in class
- Song's starting point
- Songwriter scribble
- Don't want to miss one, in tribute band
- Musical mark on scale
- Parents won't listen to a single one
- A, B or C, for example - short message
- Written record
- Music starting point?
- Perfectionists don't miss one
- Tenner, for example
- Symbol in a score
- Brief written record
- A flat, for example
- See 6
- Quaver, say
- Pay close attention to
- The importance of not being at a loose end
- Observe distinction
- Some money - some music
- Bill or Mark
- Remark
- Observe the change of tone
- The m, o, n or y of "money"?
- Must be A, B, C, D, F, or G then?
- Register the money
- Crotchet or minim, perhaps
- A, B or C, but not X, Y or Z
- Reminder - fame - sound
- It could have an accidental consequence
- Brief letter - distinction
- "Fame" record
- Memo - sound - fame
- Fame - sound
- A bit of music when school's over
- Fame acquired on the pitch
- A minute of music
- Mark school put up
- Minute piece of nanotechnology
- Mark in school - 25
- Make mention
- Lines left on the fridge
- Grace ___ (musical ornament)
- "Do," e.g., but not "don't"
- A sound record
- Record the rise of the public school
- Make a record of
- Make a mental or written reminder
- Detect and remember
- Turned up college memorandum
- Short informal letter college rejected
- Bill's memo
- Characteristic memo
- Comment in memo
- Be mindful of college turning
- Turned up college record
- Pay close attention to college turning
- Mark from piano teacher
- It may have many X's and O's
- F-sharp, for one
- Number Ten's short memo
- Retired quartet once holding part of score
- Line on a card, perhaps
- Sticky item in an office
- Mark
- Bear in mind
- Word atop fives and tens
- Fa or la
- Memo backing famous school
- Memo to oneself, perhaps
- Log
- Part of a triad
- Comment
- The importance of communication
- Explanatory comment
- Famous, of ___
- Thing taken in class
- Cocktail napkin jotting
- A, B, C, D, F or G?
- Cocktail napkin scribbling
- Some paper money of distinction?
- Message of importance
- Scale unit raised eight times in this puzzle
- Student's permission slip
- Melodic sound
- A, B, C, D, E, F, or G
- C or D
- Mi or ti
- Bit of a melody
- A chit to take back to school
- Message on a Post-it
- Reminder to oneself, perhaps
- One on a staff
- Quick memo
- Memo "to self"
- Is it strange in tone?
- Bit of feedback
- Particular pitch
- Something passed in class
- Call attention to
- Reference book reference
- One might be left on a fridge
- Staff member?
- A or E, musically
- "And that's why you always leave a ___"
- Third of a triad
- Something the forgetful can make
- Word often followed by a colon
- B or C sharp
- It's not a lot to jot
- Little summary of what the teacher said
- Musical staff symbol
- A student may pass it
- It helps one remember something
- A or B, but not Y or Z
- Musical unit
- Wine nuance
- E, F or G, but not H
- Put down, in a way
- Reminder that might be addressed "to self"
- F-sharp is one
- Thank-you message
- Handwritten surprise in a lunchbox
- Musical scale part
- Make special mention of
- B sharp or B flat
- Message
- One might be passed in class
- Subtle flavor, to a wine taster
- Prominence
- Post-it ___
- Middle C, for one
- £20, perhaps, for a short letter
- Composer's mark
- Reminder on a sticky pad
- Don't pass this during class
- Word after "quarter" or "sticky"
- Issue at the ATM
- Take ___
- Post-it scribble
- See 56-Across
- Building block of music
- Whole or half thing, in music
- Hint
- Part of a musical scale
- Observe that a broken net catches nothing
- Quick scribble
- Take into account
- Musical building block
- Scribbled reminder
- Bit of critique
- Sol, but not Luna
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- Daily Quick - October 17, 2025
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- Daily Cryptic - October 06, 2025
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- Penny Dell Daily - September 22, 2025
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