Clues for the word "SHARP"
We've had 128 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 268 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on November 10, 2025.
Definition of sharp
- superl. - Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
- superl. - Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
- superl. - Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
- superl. - High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
- superl. - Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.
- superl. - So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat.
- superl. - Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
- superl. - Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
- superl. - Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
- superl. - Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
- superl. - Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
- superl. - Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
- superl. - Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
- superl. - Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
- superl. - Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
- adv. - To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
- adv. - Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
- n. - A sharp tool or weapon.
- n. - The character [/] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
- n. - A sharp tone or note.
- n. - A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- n. - A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
- n. - Same as Middlings, 1.
- n. - An expert.
- v. t. - To sharpen.
- v. t. - To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
- v. i. - To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
- v. i. - To sing above the proper pitch.
Referring Clues
- High-pitched
- Astute
- Sudden
- On the dot
- Tacky?
- Quick
- Dashing
- Quick-witted
- Like a tack
- Like some curves
- Knifelike
- With it
- Like some cheddar
- Soprano instrument is too high (5)
- Opposite of mild, in cheeses
- Brainy
- Mentally acute
- Keen-edged
- On the ball or on the dot
- Pointed
- Like some cheddars
- Like a scalpel
- Like some cheese
- Kind of dresser
- Like pungent cheese
- On the ball
- A little high
- Acute
- Staff symbol
- ___ as a tack
- Like a useful knife
- Pointy
- Cheddar type
- Precipitous
- In perfect focus
- Like some wits or cheeses
- Note notation
- Like a good knife
- Off-key, in a way
- #, on scores
- Clever
- Quick-thinking
- ___ as a tack
- Sleeping car inventor
- The key of G has one
- Not rounded
- Like honed knives
- Cutting
- Well-honed
- Good for cutting
- Keen
- Like a razor
- Opposite of flat, musically
- A little too high
- Like aged cheddar
- Like the cutting edge
- Piercing
- Like a knife's edge
- Distinct
- Exactly
- On the button
- See 34-Across
- Musical symbol
- Nobody's fool
- Perceptive
- Biting
- Off-key, perhaps
- Not fuzzy
- Astute or acute
- Like provolone piccante
- #, in music
- Like a honed knife
- Note with a #
- Piercing or pungent
- Not dull
- Tuned too high
- *Pointed ... and the end of the word ladder
- Pointed, as a comment
- Note elevator
- Opposite of dull
- Opposite of flat, on a piano
- Incisive
- Neither flat nor blunt
- Like hairpin turns
- Fly biting
- Acute - very keen
- Flat's counterpart
- Hard to fool
- Kind of musical note
- Quick-witted - keen
- Piercing note
- Cutting point on instrument
- Keen - exactly
- Cheese adjective
- Cheesy adjective
- Quicksand of sorts?
- British musician's small instrument
- Small musical instrument, piercing
- Bitter note
- Small instrument not blunt
- Pitch-raising notation
- Opposite of flat, in music
- Not blunt
- A quick note
- Having a keen cutting edge
- Spiffy
- #, on a score
- Pound sign look-alike
- An incisive note?
- Pitched too high
- Having a keen edge for cutting
- With 6-Down, acute power of discernment
- Quick on the uptake
- Pitched high
- Opposite of blunt
- To be so cutting is not natural
- #
- Word before "tongue" or "cheddar"
- Pointed, say
- Like well-aged cheddar
- Like a nice steak knife
- Flat's musical counterpart
- Spiky
- Razor-___
- Like most knives
- Like some aged cheddar
- #, on a music score
- Like good knives and pupils
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - November 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 01, 2025
- Daily American - June 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 16, 2025
- New York Times - March 31, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 26, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 05, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 20, 2024
- LA Times - September 30, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 28, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 05, 2024
- USA Today - May 30, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 24, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 15, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - February 21, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - February 15, 2024
- Daily American - February 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 25, 2023
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