Clues for the word "WIDE"
We've had 112 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 282 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on November 06, 2025.
Definition of wide
- superl. - Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.
- superl. - Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.
- superl. - Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.
- superl. - Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.
- superl. - Remote; distant; far.
- superl. - Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.
- superl. - On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
- superl. - Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.
- adv. - To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.
- adv. - So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
- adv. - So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.
- n. - That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.
- n. - That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
Referring Clues
- All-inclusive
- Off the mark
- Broad
- Like a Windsor tie
- Pants specification
- Plate ump's call
- Like some loads
- Partner of 85-Down
- Outstretched
- Not narrow
- Off, as a pitch
- Like some smiles and loads
- Left or right of the goalposts
- Ample, as a doorway
- Part of WWW
- Way off target
- "Eyes ___ Shut"
- Off-target
- Call on a pitch
- Far's partner
- Extensive
- Panoramic
- EE, e.g.
- Not localized
- Vast
- Like the Cheshire Cat's grin
- Across-the-board
- Far-ranging
- Like EEE shoes
- Spacious
- Far partner
- Expansive
- "Eyes ___ Shut"
- Far-reaching
- Shoe specification
- Capacious
- Like a missed field goal, maybe
- To one side
- Hard to get around
- Like an eagle's wingspan
- Not through the uprights
- Not on goal, maybe
- "Open ___"
- Sweeping
- Far-flung
- Far-flung
- Like a mountain bike's tires
- Outside the lines
- Missing the mark
- Broad-based
- Like a lasagna noodle
- Opposite of narrow
- Like EE shoes
- Broad-beamed
- Like some screens
- All embracing
- Spread out
- W*W
- Like some missed pitches
- Announcer's pitch call
- Like many unsuccessful field goal attempts
- Left or right of the mark
- Like lasagna noodles
- Roomy
- Like many a missed field goal
- Off-target, in a way
- Weeping
- Not on target
- Big
- Opposite of length
- Too far to the left or right, as a field goal attempt
- "Into the Great ___ Open"
- "___ awake, I'm not sleeping" U2
- Steve Miller's "River"?
- Extra roomy
- (At cricket) an extra
- Of vast scope
- See 19
- Gaping
- See 9
- Hard to get around, say
- As I've said, surely there's no reason to suspend this type of lens
- Extra broad
- ___-awake (not at all sleepy)
- World ___ Web
- Some new ideas may be off-target
- Like a 10-lane highway
- Like a mason jar's mouth
- Like some road loads
- Word before berth or receiver
- Out of the strike zone, in a way
- Like a 21-Across shoe
- See 1-Down
- Like some smiles
- Ample
- Like many missed field goals
- Delivery extra far out
- With 64-Across, like a town lacking restrictions ... and a hint to 17-, 23- and 32-Across
- Like a highway with many lanes
- ___ receiver
- ___ awake
- Not over the plate
- Broadly based
- Word before "release" or "receiver"
- Double-___ trailer
- Way off the mark
- Word before angle or awake
- Far left or far right, maybe
- One of the W's in www
- Word before or after "open"
- ___-eyed
- Like a panoramic view
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 17, 2025
- LA Times - September 07, 2025
- Mirror Mini - August 31, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 03, 2025
- New York Times - July 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 23, 2025
- New York Times - June 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2025
- Daily American - February 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 29, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 12, 2024
- Daily American - November 05, 2024
- USA Today - October 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 22, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 19, 2024
- LA Times - October 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 23, 2024
- USA Today - September 14, 2024
- New York Times - July 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 04, 2024
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