Clues for the word "COMPEL"
We've had 24 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 65 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on August 27, 2025.
Definition of compel
- v. t. - To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
- v. t. - To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
- v. t. - To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- v. t. - To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
- v. t. - To call forth; to summon.
- v. i. - To make one yield or submit.
Referring Clues
- Drive
- Force
- Require
- Make
- Make someone do something
- Force (to do)
- Urge
- Achieve by force
- Make do?
- Make mandatory
- Obligate
- How to make do?
- Drive Cleo crazy about a politician!
- Drive an officer round with a new MEP
- Oblige
- Force the Spanish to follow competition
- How to make do?
- Politician inhibited by sign about rising force
- Make do?
- Force, as to do something
- A compulsive thing to do
- Force into action
- Cleo's mad about a politician with 'drive'!
- Urge forcefully
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - August 27, 2025
- LA Times - July 01, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 26, 2024
- USA Today - November 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 27, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - June 26, 2023
- Daily Quick - May 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - December 30, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - October 03, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - September 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 15, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 12, 2022
- Netword - November 30, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - September 22, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - August 14, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 06, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 27, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - July 23, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - June 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 24, 2017
- Daily Quick - May 21, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - January 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 21, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - October 27, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - September 29, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - September 08, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 04, 2016
- And in 35 more crossword puzzles...