Clues for the word "DACTYL"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 29 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on September 08, 2024.
Definition of dactyl
- n. - A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/, E. mer\b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.
- n. - A finger or toe; a digit.
- n. - The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.
Referring Clues
- Digit
- Toe, e.g.
- "Poetry," in poetry
- Finger or toe
- Metrical foot
- Long-short-short poetic foot
- Long-short-short, in verse
- Poetic foot
- "Innocent," but not "guilty"
- Metrical unit
- Three-syllable foot
- Period in which court is closed: left on foot
- Work in yard, twisting left foot
- Time to hold court - start for London on foot
- Lawyer, one leaving financial centre, left a bit of verse
- Foot of lady dancing round court
Last Seen In
- Daily American - September 08, 2024
- Daily American - April 29, 2024
- Daily American - September 08, 2022
- LA Times - December 24, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - October 02, 2017
- Guardian Prize - May 06, 2017
- LA Times - March 24, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 29, 2015
- Wall Street Journal - April 24, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 31, 2014
- Universal - March 16, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 15, 2013
- USA Today - January 22, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - August 07, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - April 27, 2012
- New York Times - April 25, 2012
- USA Today - March 25, 2011
- Universal - August 06, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - August 04, 2010
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - May 02, 2010
- Universal - May 01, 2010
- Netword - February 21, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 06, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 09, 2008
- New York Times - December 29, 2007
- Thinks Daily - September 29, 2007
- New York Times - May 31, 2006
- New York Times - April 06, 2002
- New York Times - November 02, 2001