Clues for the word "ACETIC"
We've had 45 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 92 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on September 19, 2025.
Definition of acetic
- a. - Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
- a. - Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
Referring Clues
- Kind of acid
- Sour
- ___ acid
- Vinegary
- Like vinegar
- Full of vinegar
- Containing vinegar
- ___ acid (vinegar component)
- Acid found in vinegar
- Vinegar-based, e.g.
- Type of acid in vinegar
- Kind of acid in vinegar
- With 71-Down, vinegar, essentially
- Like CH3CO2H
- Like the acid in dressings
- ___ acid (vinegar flavorer)
- Like pickle juice
- Like the acid in vinegar
- Acid in vinegar
- Vinegary, as acid
- Vinegar acid
- Acid complaint by an expert
- Vinegary expert with a nervous twitch
- In practice (without public relations) unsuitably sour or vinegary
- Such acid makes an expert twitch!
- One getting over show of nerves can be really sour
- Derived from vinegar
- Type of acid derived from vinegar
- One with nervous trouble can be really sour
- ___ acid (main component of vinegar)
- Vinegary old hermit's no saint
- One it upset - drop of cream, sour
- Refer to accountant turning acid
- Mention US state uprising, as kind of acid
- ___ acid (dressing ingredient)
- ___ acid (component of vinegar)
- Type of acid
- Vinegarish
- Rather sour
- Sour expert with a facial twitch
- Like the acid in pickle juice
- Acid complaint by the winner
- Acid type found in vinegar
- Like pickling liquid
- ___ acid, essential component of vinegar
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - September 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 02, 2025
- New York Times - April 10, 2025
- Daily American - November 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 28, 2024
- New York Times - April 03, 2024
- LA Times - January 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 20, 2023
- New York Times - July 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 21, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 22, 2022
- Daily American - November 29, 2022
- USA Today - January 07, 2018
- Mirror Classic - December 11, 2017
- Netword - November 03, 2017
- LA Times - October 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 25, 2017
- Guardian Quick - May 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 31, 2017
- Netword - December 11, 2016
- Netword - November 03, 2016
- Netword - October 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 15, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - June 16, 2015
- New York Times - November 25, 2014
- Universal - July 24, 2014
- Universal - April 10, 2014
- Washington Post - March 18, 2014
- And in 62 more crossword puzzles...