Clues for the word "ATHLETE"
We've had 104 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 183 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on February 23, 2026.
Definition of athlete
- n. - One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
- n. - Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
- n. - One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.
Referring Clues
- Jock
- Player
- Letter getter
- Endorser, sometimes
- Wheaties box adorner
- Cager, for one
- Jim Thorpe, for one
- Figure on a box of Wheaties
- Letterman, for one
- One earning a 23-Across
- Luger, e.g.
- Sports figure
- Olympian, e.g.
- Gridder or cager
- One in training
- Wing or back
- Wheaties box feature
- Wheaties box candidate
- Participant at the Olympics
- Goalie or halfback
- Scholarship recipient, perhaps
- Letter recipient
- Wheaties box picture
- Olympics entrant
- Sprinter or skier
- Phelps, for one
- One often depicted on a Wheaties box
- One playing the field, e.g.
- Angel or Devil
- Any Olympian
- Olympian
- Olympics hopeful
- Olympic hopeful
- Gym patron
- Sports pro
- Olympics participant
- Letter earner
- Wheaties box honoree
- Sportsman
- Olympics competitor
- Skilled sportsman
- Forward, back or center
- Team member
- Jim Thorpe, e.g.
- Olympic competitor
- Wheaties box figure
- Sports Illustrated profilee
- Sports player
- Any Winter Olympian
- Game player
- Olympics VIP
- Virginia Military Institute
- Runner
- Sportsperson
- One participating in sports
- Shoe endorser
- Any Olympics competitor
- A person good at sports
- Barry Bonds or Peyton Manning, for example
- Baltimore Oriole, for one
- A sportsman gets the tale wrong
- Track or field sportsperson
- He might run articles without hindrance
- Track eventer
- Runner allowed in heat wrongly
- In the presence of death let everyone be a sporting type
- Tim Henman, primarily following a call from line judge? English sportsman
- Revise the tale for 8 (20 or 27), perhaps
- One on the track of the tale, possibly?
- One trained to compete in sports
- 3-Down, e.g.
- A sportsman spinning the tale
- Trained sportsperson
- Crew member, e.g.
- Track & field competitor
- Cram, perhaps, allowed to feature in articles
- A permit carried by the runner
- Runner allowed to take part in different heat
- Thrash the late competitor
- Letters from the late Jesse Owens, perhaps
- A permit held by the sportsman
- I could be given permission to enter running heat
- Sportsman permitted to enter rearranged heat
- A lease secured by the gymnast
- A grant secured by the sportsman?
- A grant secured by the Olympian
- A grant secured by the gymnast, perhaps
- Fit man, a model one, without handicap
- One who is proficient in sports
- Hoopster or gridder
- Let heat sort out a sportsman
- Olympics contestant
- Figure on a Wheaties box, typically
- Quarterback or catcher
- Center or back
- Figure skater, for one
- Gymnast or judoka
- Word in several ESPY Award categories
- One on the track of the tale, possibly?
- Sporty sort
- One good at sports
- Typical Wheaties box portrait
- One who might receive a letter at school
- Olympian, for one
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - February 23, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 08, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - October 27, 2025
- LA Times - October 02, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 29, 2025
- New York Times - May 07, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 28, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 09, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 26, 2025
- Daily American - December 26, 2024
- Mirror Daily - December 25, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 29, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 25, 2024
- LA Times - August 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 03, 2024
- Daily American - May 10, 2024
- New York Times - May 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 19, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - April 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 26, 2023
- Mirror Daily - November 20, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 12, 2023
- Mirror Daily - July 18, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 17, 2023
- And in 153 more crossword puzzles...