Clues for the word "ANCHOR"
We've had 126 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 165 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 05, 2026.
Definition of anchor
- n. - A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.
- n. - Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
- n. - Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
- n. - An emblem of hope.
- n. - A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- n. - Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- n. - One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- v. t. - To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
- v. t. - To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
- v. i. - To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
- v. i. - To stop; to fix or rest.
- n. - An anchoret.
Referring Clues
- Rather, e.g.
- News head
- Secure
- Nicholson role in "Broadcast News"
- Relay team member
- Object intentionally dropped on the floor
- Hold fast
- Mainstay
- Katie Couric, for one
- Rather, Jennings, or Brokaw
- Popeye's tattoo
- It can be dragged or dropped
- Newscast VIP
- News coordinator
- Primary support person
- Ultimate relay runner
- Newscast honcho
- Object intentionally dropped
- Sailor's tattoo, perhaps
- It goes overboard
- Last leg runner
- Something to weigh
- Stabilizing influence
- Last leg of a relay
- Network news VIP
- Do a news job
- Rather, once
- Relay race closer
- News show VIP
- News star
- News star
- Newscast VIP
- Linchpin
- Kedge
- Couric or Williams
- Popular tattoo
- Keep from drifting
- Brian Williams, e.g.
- Newsroom VIP
- Relay team's last member
- Diane Sawyer, for one
- Heavy thing on a ship
- Position in a relay
- It's often weighed
- Anderson Cooper, e.g.
- Coveted news job
- Hold down
- Person at the end of a tug-of-war rope
- Hold in place
- Hold
- Ship securer
- It's dropped on purpose
- Tom Brokaw, e.g.
- Jennings, e.g.
- Debate moderator's day job, typically
- Lester Holt or Scott Pelley
- Run at the end
- Top newscaster
- TV news deliverer
- Mansbridge or Newman
- It might prevent you from drifting off
- Stabilize
- Throw it overboard on a boat
- It holds ships in place
- Boat part
- Jimmy Buffett might drop it on vacation
- Fix firmly and stably
- Last runner in relay race team
- Secure a job, almost
- Device to keep ship in place
- Ship's holding device
- Weight attached to sea bed
- Mooring device
- Basic security for sailors
- Moor
- Device used to prevent vessel from drifting
- Device for keeping ship in place
- An unfinished assignment as a mainstay
- It is weighed by craftsmen
- Holding device for ship
- 'ave a yearning, we hear, for something secure
- Moor in Venetian chorus
- Moor with an unfinished set of notes
- Weight to ride at?
- Something (or someone) providing stability
- One stays in bed when working
- It could get Charon in a fix on the Styx
- Tug of war team member weighed before departure
- Secure part in Metropolitan chorus
- *Relay-team position
- TV presenter
- Moor in Arabian chorus
- Device for ship in Sri Lanka port, reportedly
- Fix article to church door? Do leave it out!
- Stay in Anglican Choristers
- Set fast
- Stabilise
- Fix securely
- TV presenter staying in bed
- An endless task for presenter
- An endless job for TV presenter?
- An endless job providing source of stability
- A lot of fish right on the seabed?
- Hold firm in an endlessly boring task
- Secure, stabilise
- TV news host
- Without borders, fancy short stop at sea
- Relay closer
- Fasten securely
- Ship's hook
- Ship stopper
- Popeye’s tattoo
- Tug-of-war team member
- Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmly
- Source of stability
- Symbol tattooed on Popeye's forearm
- Nautical weight
- Fasten in place
- Nightly news figure
- Something that's thrown out while using it
- Last runner in a relay race
- Stereotypical tattoo on a sailor's arm
- Heavy piece of boating equipment
- David Muir, e.g.
- Part of a relay team
- Fasten
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 05, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 04, 2025
- LA Times - January 17, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 20, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - August 11, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 20, 2024
- Your Life Choices - May 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 11, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 05, 2024
- Mirror Mini - October 20, 2023
- Mirror Daily - October 05, 2023
- Your Life Choices - July 30, 2023
- USA Today - July 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 05, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 24, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - April 11, 2023
- Mirror Daily - February 01, 2023
- USA Today - January 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - January 03, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 01, 2023
- Mirror Daily - December 19, 2022
- LA Times - December 04, 2022
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