Clues for the word "CIVIL"
We've had 60 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 162 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 07, 2026.
Definition of civil
- a. - Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.
- a. - Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
- a. - Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
- a. - Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.
- a. - Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.
- a. - Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.
Referring Clues
- Kind of engineer or service
- Kind of engineer
- ___ War (subject of much of 18-Across's work)
- Polite
- Fit for polite society
- Courteous
- Like some liberties
- Type of engineer
- Type of servant or engineer
- ___ union: same-sex relationship status
- Part of ACLU
- Well-mannered
- Not rude
- Like some suits or servants
- Machine gun's debut war
- Mannerly
- ___ union: same-sex relationship status
- Minimally mannerly
- Like some wars
- Like some suits
- ACLU part
- Kind of suit or engineer
- Type of war
- Showing common courtesy
- ___ service
- Not raw
- Kind of suit or liberties
- ___ suit
- Minimally polite
- Word before suit or servant
- Type of service or war
- Showing politesse
- Kind of servant
- ___ rights movement
- Like some unions or wars
- South African "Holy Weather" band ___ Twilight
- Nonviolent refusal to obey laws
- Figures to be polite
- Nice bit of cider for a villager having no beer
- Showing an unusual degree of proclivity to be polite
- Polite to Ian, a chap who is not of service
- The Romans presumably figured they had such rights
- Courteous figures in Roman history
- Polite sort of servants
- Polished Roman figures
- Are these servants always polite?
- Polite, courteous
- Polite numbers: 101, 6, 50
- Such defence is obviously inoffensive
- Far from churlish
- Counterpart of criminal
- Not discourteous
- Polite, civic
- ___ rights
- Like one's rights in the use of Roman numerals
- Like some rights and engineers
- It's polite not to use Arabic numerals
- ___ disobedience
- On speaking terms, say
- Friendly
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 07, 2026
- New York Times - November 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 12, 2025
- Daily American - January 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 24, 2024
- USA Today - October 01, 2024
- USA Today - September 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 29, 2024
- LA Times - August 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 12, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 21, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 12, 2024
- Mirror Mini - April 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 23, 2024
- LA Times - March 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 19, 2024
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