Clues for the word "RUFFIAN"
We've had 17 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 37 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on October 23, 2025.
Definition of ruffian
- n. - A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour.
- n. - A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
- a. - brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
- v. i. - To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Referring Clues
- Brute
- Thug
- Hooligan
- Tough
- Yob diverted in funfair
- Funfair (anag)
- The name on the collar says "Scamp"
- The scoundrel with the collar - the Scotsman
- Went on securing gallery, ejecting one unknown thug
- Violent criminal
- Bully
- Hoodlum
- Funfair disrupted by thug
- Loudly coarse Scotsman is bully
- Violent or lawless person
- Hoodlum, villain
- Scoundrel
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - October 23, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 18, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 04, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 22, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 08, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - March 31, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 17, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - June 01, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - July 16, 2022
- Daily Quick - July 11, 2022
- Daily Quick - June 08, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - January 26, 2018
- Daily Quick - January 17, 2018
- Mindfood Daily - November 28, 2017
- Your Life Choices - November 18, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - October 02, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 11, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 04, 2016
- New York Times - July 23, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 05, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 13, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - February 23, 2015
- USA Today - February 05, 2015
- And in 7 more crossword puzzles...