Clues for the word "DISPUTE"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 30 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 09, 2025.
Definition of dispute
- v. i. - To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.
- v. t. - To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
- v. t. - To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments.
- v. t. - To strive or contend about; to contest.
- v. t. - To struggle against; to resist.
- v. i. - Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
- v. i. - Contest; struggle; quarrel.
Referring Clues
- Call into question
- Take issue with
- Argument
- Controversy
- Scrap or scrape
- Quarrel or fight about
- Verbal contention
- Quarrel
- Argue
- Duke is placed next to earl in row
- Put inside loose, fall out
- Row D is situated next to E
- When the editor returns, is put through and there's a quarrel
- The retiring editor is put through and there's an argument
- Question making small couch in pine
- Contention put side off
- When the desktop is put in, there's a row
- Argue about
- Argue over
- Debate
- Argument coming back I'd got terribly upset by
- One may be settled in small-claims court
- About the piano duet, is creating strife
- Disagreement
- The piano duet is somehow held to induce a row
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 19, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 01, 2025
- LA Times - April 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 13, 2023
- Daily Quick - August 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 10, 2023
- USA Today - October 25, 2022
- USA Today - October 12, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 02, 2022
- Daily Quick - August 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 30, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - March 17, 2017
- New York Times - March 02, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - February 17, 2017
- Netword - February 10, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 16, 2016
- Penny Dell Daily - May 28, 2016
- Universal - March 10, 2014
- Guardian Quick - January 07, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - November 08, 2011
- LA Times - September 26, 2010
- Netword - February 24, 2007
- Guardian Quick - January 08, 2006
- Washington Post - December 04, 2000
- Guardian Cryptic - May 18, 2000