Clues for the word "BOLAS"
We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 51 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 25, 2026.
Definition of bolas
- n. sing. & pl. - A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.
Referring Clues
- Gauchos' weapons
- Gauchos' weaponry
- Entangling weapons
- Gaucho's weapon
- Hurled weapons
- Gaucho's tools
- Gaucho weapons
- Gauchos' tools
- Gauchos' gear
- Gaucho gear
- Corded weapons
- Gaucho's weapons
- Weapons with weights attached
- Gaucho's cattle-catchers
- Whirled weapons
- Gaucho cattle rope
- Pampas weapons
- Weighted lassos
- Hurled entangling weapons
- Ball-on-a-rope missiles
- Gaucho's entanglers
- Throwing weapons
- Missiles constructed in labs out of love?
- As used by a gaucho having a fling?
- What a gaucho may have imported into Maracaibo - lasso?
- British also developed a missile
- Gauchos' cow catchers
- Weapon that's thrown
- Missile a slob could use?
- Missiles constructed in labs out of love?
- As used by a gaucho having a fling?
- In South America, can get some beast (a slob?) in a tangle
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 08, 2022
- Netword - January 11, 2018
- Universal - December 01, 2017
- Netword - September 22, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 31, 2016
- Penny Dell Daily - April 13, 2016
- Universal - February 13, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 07, 2015
- USA Today - October 01, 2015
- LA Times - July 16, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - January 04, 2015
- LA Times - August 20, 2014
- Universal - April 06, 2014
- LA Times - February 15, 2014
- Universal - January 31, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 06, 2013
- USA Today - June 18, 2013
- LA Times - December 14, 2012
- New York Times - November 29, 2012
- Universal - October 23, 2012
- Netword - June 07, 2012
- USA Today - March 09, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 20, 2011
- LA Times - October 28, 2011
- Universal - September 24, 2011
- LA Times - September 10, 2011
- Washington Post - August 22, 2011
- Guardian Everyman - May 01, 2011
- And in 21 more crossword puzzles...