Clues for the word "DIVERT"
We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 56 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on February 18, 2026.
Definition of divert
- v. t. - To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.
- v. t. - To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor.
- v. i. - To turn aside; to digress.
Referring Clues
- Shift
- Turn aside
- Reroute, as traffic
- Matures
- Entertain
- Reroute
- Make people look away
- Shunt
- Entertain or amuse
- Detour
- Amuse
- Send off in another direction
- How to amuse people other than motorists?
- Deflect - amuse
- One taking plunge has time to change course
- Show you another way to amuse yourself
- Contrived a tail-wag, which does amuse you
- Tried to alter a figure in it to side-track you
- Deflect
- Turn off! I'd come back green
- Reallocate to a different purpose
- Amuse the titular head with a Verdi composition
- Channel bird at tide's edge
- Entertain a bird to tea, say
- Deflect; entertain
- Entertain a bird at the West End
- Send in a different direction
- Distract
- *Lighthearted chamber orchestra pieces
- Send off on a different course
- Turn away when you make them laugh?
- Turn or plunge to the right
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - February 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 27, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - November 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - July 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 28, 2023
- USA Today - March 09, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - January 27, 2023
- USA Today - January 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 30, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 10, 2018
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 22, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - November 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 29, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - June 29, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 25, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - February 09, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - November 15, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 11, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 14, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 17, 2015
- Evening Standard Quick - October 09, 2015
- Universal - August 15, 2015
- And in 26 more crossword puzzles...