Clues for the word "CURIOUS"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on July 16, 2026.
Definition of curious
- a. - Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.
- a. - Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed; elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.
- a. - Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; -- sometimes with after or of.
- a. - Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare.
Referring Clues
- See 38-Across
- Like a fictional George
- Inquisitive
- Eager to find out
- Wanting to know
- Overly nosey
- Like a fictional monkey
- Odd trinkets containing uranium
- Eager to learn (7)
- Eager to learn
- Peculiar
- Odd
- Strange admissions of debt by a low fellow
- Strange
- An odd piece of virtu to us
- The low fellow has evidence of debts - bearing much interest!
- Inquisitive? How strange!
- Being so interested, it seems, is abnormal
- How strange, a dog getting promises of cash!
- Strange - inquisitive
- Odd - inquisitive
- Wanting to know scoundrel's keeping promise
- Scoundrels hide debt? Strange!
- Interested
- Eager to learn or know
- To give a low fellow promises of money, seems strange
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - July 03, 2026
- Daily Quick - June 02, 2026
- Your Life Choices - May 16, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 26, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 02, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - June 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 24, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 01, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 11, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - February 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 08, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 02, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 09, 2023
- Your Life Choices - February 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 31, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 26, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - December 16, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 16, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - January 05, 2018
- Daily Quick - January 02, 2018
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 07, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - June 20, 2017
- Mirror Quick - June 03, 2017
- Mirror Quick - June 03, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2017
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...