Clues for the word "DIRTY"
We've had 80 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 180 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on April 21, 2026.
Definition of dirty
- superl. - Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.
- superl. - Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color.
- superl. - Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.
- superl. - Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.
- v. t. - To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes or hands.
- v. t. - To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of reputation, character, etc.
Referring Clues
- Smutty
- Epithet for Harry Callahan
- Kind of pool
- X-rated
- Soiled
- Squalid
- "You ___ rat!"
- Smudged
- X-rated, say
- With 44-Down, Cajun dish with giblets
- Ill-gotten
- Unscrupulous, as a fighter
- Below-the-belt
- Word before linen or old man
- It may precede the last words of 18-, 26-, 42-, and 54-Across
- Illicit
- Needing scrubbing
- Needing washing
- Needing cleaning
- Soil
- Unsportsmanlike
- Ready to be washed
- One way to play
- Unwashed
- In need of scrubbing
- With 27-Down, Clint Eastwood role
- Due for a bath
- Bad way to play
- Word before bird or bomb
- Like some magazines and martinis
- In need of a bath
- Far from immaculate
- Foul
- Begrimed
- Underhanded
- Filthy
- Obscene
- Like Eastwood's Harry
- Like some tricks
- Adjective for Eastwood's Harry
- Below the belt
- Needing a scrubbing
- Grubby
- On the take
- Corrupt
- Like some looks and laundry
- Pool or rice intro
- In need of a good scrubbing
- Unscrupulous
- Not clean
- Down's partner
- "___ Dancing"
- Word with laundry or pool
- Needing a bath
- Unclean
- Like some limericks
- Unclean, soiled
- Don Henley's "Laundry"?
- A couple of days coupling?
- 1971 film with Clint Eastwood
- Like some jokes and some cops
- Like cops who emulate criminals
- Blue stain
- Like clothes in the hamper
- Needing a wash
- Like X-rated jokes
- Lewd
- Stained
- Sullied
- Ready for the washer
- In need of washing
- Shower-ready
- Black and blue
- Word before "trick" or "laundry"
- Like a window that says "wash me"
- Like runners after a mud run
- Martini option
- Like some jobs and jokes
- Like a dozen movie characters wanting a wash
- Wanting a bath
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - April 21, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 24, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 19, 2026
- Daily American - February 09, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - February 06, 2026
- Daily Quick - November 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 03, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 22, 2025
- Daily American - June 27, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 23, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 17, 2024
- Daily American - November 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 11, 2024
- Mirror Mini - July 27, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - June 25, 2024
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