Clues for the word "ADULT"
We've had 195 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 532 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 16, 2026.
Definition of adult
- a. - Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
- n. - A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.
Referring Clues
- Rated NC-17
- Like some bookstores
- R-rated or higher
- Too hot for tots
- Not for minors
- Book category
- Over 21
- Ticket category
- Kind of supervision
- Video category
- Grown
- R-rated, say
- Not for kids
- 18-and-over
- Like 58-Across
- X-rated
- At least 21
- No longer a minor
- Minor's opposite
- Rated NC-17, e.g.
- Like blue movies
- Imago, e.g.
- What "XXX" may mean
- NC-17 or XXX
- One never seen in "Peanuts"
- XXX
- Grownup
- 21-year-old, by most accounts
- ___ supervision
- Old enough to know better
- Full-price payer
- Past adolescence
- Grown-up
- In one's maturity
- Mature
- Of age
- Grown up
- Fully grown
- Blue, in a way
- Video store section
- One in the majority?
- Like 30-Down
- Stallion, e.g.
- Chaperon, usually
- Kind of education
- Chaperone, usually
- Former minor
- Fully-developed
- A kid no longer
- Full-grown
- Eighteen-and-over
- Full-price payer, at an amusement park
- Former juvenile
- Type of movie ticket
- A chaperon is usually one
- Chaperon, typically
- Junior's future status
- Insect stage
- One not seen in "Peanuts"
- Chaperone, typically
- Ticket price category
- Not a kid anymore
- All grown up
- Teen bane
- Mature person
- Not for children
- Kind of education or supervision
- Stallion, for one
- No longer minor?
- Rated R
- Like some content aimed at teenagers
- Tucked-away category in the video store
- Pursuit of Happiness hit "I'm an ____Now"
- Young ___ (literary category)
- Man or stallion
- Voter, e.g.
- Minor no more
- Full price payer
- NC-17 moviegoer
- Post-teen
- ___ education
- ___ education
- One old enough to know better
- Fully grown human
- Full-price payer at the movies
- Ticket specification
- Suitable viewer of an X-rated film
- Word with "contemporary" or "supervision"
- No longer in the minority
- Camp counselor, usually
- Ticket-price category
- Unseen "Peanuts" character
- Camp counselor, often
- Completely developed
- 18
- 18+
- Full-size
- Movie ticket category
- Full-grown human
- Majority member?
- Man or woman
- Of legal age
- Voter, by law
- Stage of growth
- Mature one
- For the mature
- No longer a pupa
- ___ swim
- Like NSFW links
- No longer minor
- Imago, in the insect world
- Unseen character in "Peanuts", generally
- Motion picture rating word
- Film category
- Someone never seen in "Peanuts"
- ___ beverage
- Former child
- Any grown-up
- Juvenile no more
- "R" viewer
- Opposite of child
- Mom or dad, e.g.
- Like some diapers
- What "X" may mean
- Like some movies or diapers
- A mostly dreary time - but not for children
- Hall & Oates: "___ Education"
- 45-Down's "___ Education"
- Over-21 showgoer
- Like over-21 show
- (Of an animal) fully developed
- Blue and put in lead, ultimately
- Responsible person gives notice last month
- Indecent answer from the French lieutenant
- Old in the head, ultimately?
- Dirty dual movement at centre of watch?
- Supposedly "responsible" person
- Infantile converse
- Mature person of modern times, having some faults
- Was last month's poster pornographic?
- No minor
- Having reached maturity
- Like every character in the original "Grand Theft Auto" video game
- Guardian, usually
- Minor supervisor
- Chaperone, often
- X-rated (entertainment)
- Grown-up daughter wearing gold given by lieutenant
- Democrat in error, not following one who's achieved majority
- Depth in error, not fine for mature person
- 18, generally, had ultimatum spelled out
- Mature person in lead ultimately
- Young ___ (library section)
- Certain ticket category
- 18 ticket category
- 21
- Peter Pan never became one
- Booking category
- Many a GED earner
- Full price payer, usually
- Full-price payer, perhaps
- 18-year-old's status
- Former adolescent
- Development stage
- 18-year-old, by law
- Full-price payer at a movie
- Grown-up person
- Old in the head, ultimately?
- Not minor
- Nowadays a superior officer is mature
- Like films labeled "XXX"
- Not a child
- Young ___ novels
- NSFW
- Former teen
- Child's counterpart
- Warranting an "X," say
- One may behave childishly
- Young ___ fiction
- Person whose voice is garbled in "Peanuts"
- For grown folks
- One who's 18 or older
- 18 , say
- Fulfill mundane but necessary responsibilities, in modern lingo
- Butterfly, but not a caterpillar
- For an 18+ audience
- Legal, in a way
- The "A" in YA fiction
- Any 27-year-old person
- Person who's 18+
- Word before education or supervision
- Person never seen in "Peanuts"
- One whose voice is a muted trombone in "Peanuts"
- One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps
- In the majority?
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - March 16, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 03, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 21, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 04, 2025
- New York Times - November 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 22, 2025
- LA Times - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 16, 2025
- New York Times - November 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 05, 2025
- Daily American - October 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 25, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 23, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 13, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 08, 2025
- New York Times - August 04, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 02, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 18, 2025
- New York Times - May 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 10, 2025
- Daily American - March 24, 2025
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