Clues for the word "ASSAULT"
We've had 49 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 104 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 22, 2026.
Definition of assault
- n. - A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
- n. - A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government.
- n. - An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery.
- n. - To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.
- n. - To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration.
Referring Clues
- Military offensive
- Delta team work
- Jump
- BATTERY'S PARTNER
- Offensive action
- Onslaught
- Violent attack
- 1946 Triple Crown horse
- Threaten to attack
- Blitzkrieg
- Charge
- 1946 Triple Crown winner
- Battery mate?
- Charge that comes with battery
- Battery's companion
- Battery partner
- Military attack
- Threat of bodily harm
- Battery's cousin
- Attack
- Barrage
- Blitzkrieg, e.g.
- ___ and battery
- Battery mate
- ___ rifle
- Battery's partner in crime
- Battery's partner in crime?
- It often comes with a battery
- Attack a sailor, by the sound of it
- Assail
- Felony charge
- Sudden violent attack
- Attack with a jack, say
- Attack by a saint about one who became one
- Attack suddenly
- Hit tax haven with no capital: left empty
- Attack like sailor out of turn
- ... one where a Biblical king punches Paul, perhaps
- Make an attack on an old sailor, we hear
- Attack man in a way
- Sudden attack
- Violent attack made by a sailor, we hear
- A sailor reportedly delivered from storm
- A sailor reportedly set about
- Offensive, a sailor reportedly
- Attack mentioned by a sailor
- Reason for Will's arrest in "Good Will Hunting"
- Attack a small man taking lead
- Attack with a jack, by all accounts
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 30, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 17, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - November 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 25, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 09, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 21, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 23, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 19, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - September 15, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 13, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 28, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 25, 2023
- Mirror Daily - August 01, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 03, 2023
- Daily Quick - February 08, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 10, 2022
- Daily Quick - November 21, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 18, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - September 26, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - September 23, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - September 07, 2022
- And in 74 more crossword puzzles...