Clues for the word "ABSTRUSE"
We've had 21 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 29 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on July 01, 2025.
Definition of abstruse
- a. - Concealed or hidden out of the way.
- a. - Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning.
Referring Clues
- Deep
- Hard to grasp
- Hard to understand
- Clear as mud
- Obscure
- Recondite
- Hard to comprehend
- Deep sort of truss developed in Lincoln
- Hard to fathom why corruption engulfed good man and king
- Monstrously stab king, and profit? It's hard to fathom
- Difficult to comprehend
- Recondite, strong, offensive language put about
- It's hard to understand a goody getting right into evil behaviour
- Busts are developed, but not easily perceived
- I got out from prison amid opprobrium to create cryptic
- Busts are being developed beyond comprehension
- Obscure insults put about the street
- Sailor stumped by stratagem hard to understand
- Busts are possibly hard to understand
- Difficult to understand
- Obscure university hospital's third contribution to breast reconstruction
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - July 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 08, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 01, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 08, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 01, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - June 08, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - November 08, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 11, 2016
- Guardian Everyman - April 12, 2015
- Guardian Quick - March 24, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - September 09, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 13, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 03, 2012
- LA Times Sunday - July 17, 2011
- LA Times - February 04, 2011
- Family Time - December 06, 2010
- USA Today - December 22, 2009
- Guardian Quiptic - July 06, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 09, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 14, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - September 05, 2006
- Guardian Quick - February 06, 2006
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 06, 2005
- Guardian Cryptic - June 08, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - January 29, 2002
- Guardian Cryptic - May 14, 2001
- New York Times - June 17, 2000