Clues for the word "CASTLE"
We've had 134 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 167 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on May 30, 2026.
Definition of castle
- n. - A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.
- n. - Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
- n. - A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
- n. - A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
- v. i. - To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.
Referring Clues
- Dungeons & Dragons locale
- Windsor, for one
- Royal home
- Fairy tale locale
- Make a chess move
- Beach construction made of 1-Across
- Fairy tale dwelling
- Windsor, notably
- Setting for many a fairy tale
- King's stronghold
- Windsor, for example
- Fairy tale setting
- Chess verb
- Only chess move in which two pieces move on the same turn
- Chess move you can only make once
- Structure with towers and parapets
- It may be made of sand
- Fortified stronghold
- King's place
- Balmoral, e.g.
- Chess piece
- Royal residence
- Fairy-tale home
- Home for a king
- Knight's neighbor
- Rook
- Edinburgh attraction
- Way to relocate a king
- O-O, in chess
- Common miniature golf course feature
- Keep house?
- Vernon or Irene of ballroom fame
- Vernon or Irene
- Chess move
- Keep setting
- A man's home?
- Man's home?
- Balmoral attraction
- Balmoral attraction
- Elsinore or Balmoral, e.g.
- Stronghold of old
- Large fortified building
- Corner piece
- Last name in ballroom dancing
- Common aquarium feature
- Fortification
- New ____ , New Brunswick
- Royal dwelling
- Chess piece or Yukon mountain
- Royal palace
- Home for an old king
- Palace relative
- Monarch's home
- Move to protect the king, say
- Once-per-player chess move
- Windsor, e.g.
- One of 600+ Welsh attractions
- Knight 'hood?
- Beach creation
- Palatial residence
- Chess player's move in splendid house
- Rook in Englishman's home?
- Fort
- Rook's representation
- Jimi Hendrix might make one out of "Sand"
- Rich stars might have a moat around one
- Dave Matthews "I'm the king of the ___, you're the dirty rascal"
- Fortified building
- Man thrown, lake emptied
- Man stealing Ford from 13
- Home for a hundred at least, maybe
- Fine home for a rook?
- Drop line to Elizabeth Windsor?
- Edifice playfully termed a centre for crooks!
- See 21
- Rook from herd, third one back
- It's been built for a bit of a battle, just in case
- Fortified residence
- Players found in gainful employment following 1
- Residence fit for a king
- Fortress
- Man initially occupying a corner in magnificent house
- Keep the piece
- Stately home in Yorkshire
- 14 feature maybe in Spain whether I'm in it or not
- Keep a pupil in class
- Throw the French into an Englishman's home
- Man in Englishman's home
- Chessman in a defensive situation
- Queen's quarters
- Fortress or chesspiece
- Move king to a stronghold
- Order Lambert to be detained in fortress
- Man getting Roosevelt sacked, partially recovered
- Give role to the French man
- Keep half of cake star left
- Rook's fortress
- Stronghold
- Man fought to be heard
- Most of Italian wine left in church for man on board
- Chess piece thrown by the Parisian
- Keep left in station
- Stronghold, one sacked in former kingdom
- Man from Chigwell finally penetrating social stratum
- See 5
- Move at chess where players lose side pieces
- Station guards left large building
- See 22 Across
- Keep those who play with the French
- Piece left in social system
- King's home
- Structure protected by a moat
- New and bouncy building?
- Fortified royal residence
- Move two pieces at once, in chess
- Rook in Englishman's home?
- Medieval fortress
- Fairy tale king's palace
- Rook in chess
- Princess' home
- Knight spot?
- New home for Geordies?
- Where to live like a king
- Setting for many a Super Mario Bros. level
- Fine home for a rook?
- Windsor, famously
- Stronghold of a boy king?
- Make a certain chess move
- Keep
- Windsor ___
- Sand structure
- Palace
- Stronghold with a keep
- Part of the Disney logo
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - May 30, 2026
- Your Life Choices - May 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 30, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 17, 2025
- New York Times - August 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 23, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 13, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 29, 2025
- LA Times - April 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 12, 2025
- New York Times - April 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 13, 2025
- LA Times - February 02, 2025
- LA Times - December 22, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 01, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 18, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 13, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 11, 2023
- New York Times - November 18, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 28, 2023
- Your Life Choices - August 19, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - July 22, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - June 25, 2023
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