Clues for the word "AFTER"
We've had 194 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 582 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 26, 2026.
Definition of after
- a. - Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
- a. - Hinder; nearer the rear.
- a. - To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
- prep. - Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
- prep. - Below in rank; next to in order.
- prep. - Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
- prep. - Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
- prep. - Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
- prep. - Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
- prep. - Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
- prep. - In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.
- prep. - According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
- prep. - According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
- adv. - Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
Referring Clues
- In the future
- Pursuing
- Following
- Subsequently
- At the close of
- Second photo in a testimonial ad
- Fairy tale closer
- Succeeding
- On the trail of
- À la
- In imitation of
- Label on many an advertising photo
- "The Morning ___" (1986 Jane Fonda film)
- Gunning for
- "___ you" ("You go first")
- Later
- Label on a certain advertising photo
- Ad photo caption
- Chasing
- Time ___ time
- On the tail of
- In pursuit of
- Certain photo caption
- Intro to math?
- "___ the Fall" (Miller play)
- ___-dinner mint
- Picture caption in diet ads
- Seeking
- In search of
- In spite of
- Last word of most fairy tales
- It may come before noon
- Weight-loss photo caption
- Trying to catch
- Prefix with shock or treatment
- Behind
- Last word of the first verse of "Jack and Jill"
- Fairy tale ender
- *Later on
- Subsequent to
- Fairy tale ending word
- "And Jill came tumbling ___"
- Later on
- ". . . happily ever ___"
- Searching for
- Diet ad caption
- Part of a "Jeopardy!" category
- Prefix with "shock"
- Nursery rhyme closer
- Subsequent
- Word before noon?
- Last word of a fairy tale
- End of a fairy tale
- Weight-loss ad caption word
- It's before noon, sometimes
- Second photo in some testimonial ads
- In the wake of
- ___ the fact
- Diet pill ad photo caption
- Diet-ad photo caption
- Second of two photos, perhaps
- Later than
- The slim picture
- See 12-Down
- Time ___ time: repeatedly
- Time_time:repeatedly
- Part of a "Jeopardy!" category
- Prefix with "shock"
- The slim picture?
- "And Jill came tumbling ___"
- "... happily ever ___"
- Diet ad photo caption
- Time ___ time: repeatedly
- Not before
- Following behind
- "... lived happily ever ___"
- Copying
- With 6-Across, Martin Scorsese film 6. See 1-Across
- Hunting
- See 72-Across
- Word before dark or hours
- See 42-Down
- Last word of many fairy tales
- Fairy tale's last word
- Part 2 of the quotation
- Fairy tale closing
- The thin picture
- "___ you"
- A little later
- Aiming for
- Happily ever ___
- Procrastinator's time
- "___ the Gold Rush" (1970 Neil Young album)
- Caption in a weight-loss commercial
- Beauty magazine photo caption
- Eric Clampton's "____ Midnight"
- Last word of many a fairy tale
- It's before noon?
- Time-time link
- With 28-Down, disagreeable quality of diet sodas
- Introduction to math?
- In the style of
- Looking for
- Second of two photos, sometimes
- Point ___ touchdown
- Following later
- Label for the skinny picture
- Photo caption following a major weight loss
- In back of
- In wake of
- "Before" follower (with "and")
- In hot pursuit of
- Last word of fairy tales
- Opposite of before
- Last word of a common fairy tale
- Ensuing
- Following in time (5)
- Following in time
- Cyndi Lauper: "Time ___ Time"
- Engelbert Humperdinck "___ the Lovin'"
- REO Speedwagon "___ Tonight"
- In honour of
- Trying to get behind?
- Following the monarch at a short distance
- Up to and subsequently!
- The PM's post
- As successor to a stern monarch
- Following behind the Queen
- Following a twist of fate, remorse begins
- Are possibly about a foot behind
- At a later time
- Hunting, some may view as comparatively backward
- Seeking the best conclusion, possibly in fear
- Trying to get half a loaf with a bit of butter on
- Trying to get a foot on the bottom of the ladder
- Later, in a relatively stern position
- Later in time
- Right off the beam when following
- Unfinished pudding left behind
- Last word of "Jack and Jill"
- In pursuit
- Behind a measure the sovereign's taken
- Post a newspaper to the Queen
- Post forming essential part of rafters
- Following a foot soldier's end
- Following a female, they're regularly seen
- Out to get
- Subsequently, much laughter is heard
- U-turn from before
- A fellow having a half of bitter as a chaser
- Coming behind
- Seeking to get astonishingly fat on a half of beer!
- Half of a diet ad caption
- What comes before all?
- Word with dark or hours
- Trying to get behind?
- In honor of
- Weight-loss ad photo caption
- More than a foot behind
- Subsequent wild fear about trouble starting
- Later in time than
- Seeking something singularly sweet?
- Prefix with shock or effect
- Following, with a beating heart, in terrible fear
- The following time, is gripped by an awful fear
- Post-sunset
- In search of the sound of some laughter
- "___ the Love Has Gone"
- What follows here is futuristic
- Up to a foot less than ever
- ___ hours
- Later, you can get fat on a half of beer
- Caption for a diet ad's second photo
- Before picture's counterpart
- Quarter ___ (when the big hand is at three)
- Word before party or math
- Time-telling word
- In comparatively stern pursuit?
- Before and ___ ("Wheel of Fortune" category)
- Fairy tale ending?
- Label for a post-makeover photo
- Caption on a makeover photo
- Before, flipped 180 degrees
- Before? No, flip it 180
- Trying to find
- Caption in a comparison ad
- Part of a makeover photo spread
- Next
- Home renovation photo caption
- Last word of a fairy tale, often
- Photo caption following a makeover
- Being behind, a terrible fear about finishing last
- Renovation photo caption
- Succeeding in chasing?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 26, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 20, 2026
- Daily American - May 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 23, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - April 01, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - March 26, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 24, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 27, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 13, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 08, 2026
- New York Times - January 15, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 03, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 28, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 28, 2025
- LA Times - October 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 01, 2025
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
- LA Times - September 07, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 04, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 25, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 30, 2025
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