Clues for the word "AFFECT"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 61 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 23, 2026.
Definition of affect
- v. t. - To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
- v. t. - To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.
- v. t. - To love; to regard with affection.
- v. t. - To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.
- v. t. - To dispose or incline.
- v. t. - To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
- v. t. - To tend to by affinity or disposition.
- v. t. - To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance.
- v. t. - To assign; to appoint.
- n. - Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.
Referring Clues
- Change
- Have an influence on
- Influence
- Hit home with
- Touch
- Have an impact on
- Make a difference
- Impact
- Influence:sway
- Influence;sway
- Produce a change in
- Give a false appearance of
- Sway
- Move
- Make a difference to
- Act on
- Pretend to influence
- Only pretend to influence?
- Pretend to move?
- Pretend to have influence
- Have repercussions on
- Put on and swear backwards, indeed
- Have influence on
- Only pretend to influence?
- Displayed feeling, in psychology
- Pretend to move?
- Move emotionally
- Manner
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - May 23, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 31, 2025
- New York Times - June 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 22, 2025
- Daily American - December 12, 2024
- LA Times - June 26, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 22, 2024
- LA Times - April 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 11, 2023
- Daily American - December 12, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 29, 2022
- LA Times - November 24, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 03, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 11, 2017
- New York Times - August 05, 2017
- Guardian Quick - May 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - May 11, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - April 23, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - January 22, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - January 18, 2017
- New York Times - January 17, 2017
- Daily American - December 12, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 15, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - October 27, 2016
- New York Times - September 18, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 31, 2016
- And in 31 more crossword puzzles...