Clues for the word "BLOW"
We've had 141 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 237 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on August 16, 2026.
Definition of blow
- v. i. - To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
- v. t. - To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
- n. - A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms.
- n. - A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
- n. - A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- n. - The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet.
- v. i. - To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
- v. i. - To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.
- v. i. - To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- v. i. - To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
- v. i. - To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
- v. i. - To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street.
- v. i. - To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- v. t. - To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.
- v. t. - To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.
- v. t. - To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ.
- v. t. - To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.
- v. t. - To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
- v. t. - To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- v. t. - To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.
- v. t. - To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- v. t. - To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse.
- v. t. - To deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.).
- n. - A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.
- n. - The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.
- n. - The spouting of a whale.
- n. - A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.
- n. - An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it.
Referring Clues
- Joe ___
- Hard punch
- Gust
- Throw away
- With 43-Across, use bubble gum?
- ___ hot and cold (vacillate)
- Big storm
- Totally botch
- Severe setback
- Ruin big-time
- Squander
- Explode, as a volcano
- Whammy
- Completely bungle
- Botch
- Sudden shock
- Hard hit
- Cocaine, in slang
- What to do after making a birthday wish
- 2001 Johnny Depp film
- Split
- Joe or low follower
- Leave, in slang
- Throw away, as a lead
- Make a mess of
- What winds do
- Play a trumpet
- Make a bubble
- Exhale like a whale
- Bungle
- Squander, in slang
- Stupidly lose, as a game
- Emulate Gabriel
- More than exhale
- Waste, as a fortune
- Big wind
- Huff and puff
- Lose, as a big lead
- Extinguish candles, in a way
- Major setback
- Send, as an air kiss
- Extinguish, with "out"
- Explode
- "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll ___ ..."
- Karate chop, e.g.
- Play sax, e.g.
- Drug that is, ironically, inhaled
- Erupt
- Go with the wind
- Botch, so to speak
- Coke
- You might do it after making a wish
- Play a horn
- Puff
- Spend lavishly
- Lose intentionally
- Unfortunate occurrence
- Strike
- Forceful hit
- Johnny Depp movie
- Mighty punch
- Play the horn
- With 89 Across, lose one's advantage
- Miss, as a chance
- Opposite of suck
- Sudden bit of bad news
- Squander, as a wad of cash
- Really ruin
- With "job," what a 46-Across might do
- Command to Gabriel
- Diddle away
- Sudden misfortune
- Big windstorm
- Low ___: cheap shot
- Winds do it
- *Orca feature
- Squander, as cash
- Serious punch
- Word with smoke or kisses
- Take a sobriety test
- Dry opening?
- Spend wastefully
- Lose a big lead in
- Cuff
- ___ one's horn
- What to do to a horn
- Misfortune
- "'ll huff and I'll puff and I'll ___...22
- Make bubbles with a wand
- Breathe hard or pant
- '80s band The ___ Monkeys
- Barry White lyric "Because you ___ my mind"
- Fan of Wales at first supports Bale with love
- It's a setback when a trainee has to bow out
- Hit - disappointment
- Cease to be a problem
- Setback
- Blast! It's a setback
- It strikes one as a mild expletive
- Sock to the gut, e.g.
- Explode, ___ up
- To be a woodwind player is a poisonous job
- Eg pot with opening for spout
- Tube weapon shifted below to smother radio signal
- Bowled short, a disappointment
- 2001 crime film starring Johnny Depp as a cocaine smuggler
- Expose, especially a scandal or illegal activity
- Disappointment? Puff needed
- Drug left in London area
- Play a tuba or trumpet
- Try to put out birthday candles
- Propel with a peashooter
- Word after Joe or low
- Lam it
- Squander, as a lead
- Use a whistle
- Leave, slangily
- Emit air
- Hit
- "... and I'll puff, and I'll ___ ..."
- ___ up (explode)
- Could such a lamp put a candle out?
- It's a setback in windy weather
- Crushing setback
- Spend carelessly
- *Whale's opening
- Whistle
- Exhale
- Severe disappointment
- A smack in a gale?
- Lose after being way ahead, as a lead
- Boxing punch
- ___ out the candles
- Current hit
- Punch
- Try to put out trick candles
- ___ Pop (lollipop brand)
- "I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll ___ your house in"
- Waste
- "Let's ___ this popsicle stand"
- Major disappointment
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - August 16, 2026
- LA Times - July 23, 2026
- LA Times - July 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 08, 2026
- LA Times - April 08, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2025
- New York Times - July 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 14, 2025
- USA Today - February 10, 2025
- Daily American - February 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 29, 2024
- New York Times - November 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 12, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 31, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 29, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 13, 2024
- LA Times - April 24, 2024
- Family Time - March 31, 2024
- Family Time - March 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 15, 2024
- USA Today - January 25, 2024
- New York Times - December 20, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 26, 2023
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