Clues for the word "ELDER"
We've had 275 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 719 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 23, 2026.
Definition of elder
- a. - Older; more aged, or existing longer.
- a. - Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.
- a. - One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.
- a. - An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- a. - A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.
- a. - A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.
- n. - A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.
Referring Clues
- Church V.I.P.
- Cain vis-a-vis Abel
- Church officer
- Presbyter
- Experienced one
- Like some statesmen
- Box ___ (tree)
- Pliny the ___
- Church leader
- Patriarch
- Church official
- Mormon leader
- Influential member of a tribe
- Venerable one
- Senior
- Old-timer
- One sought for advice
- Respected one
- One to respect
- Council member, maybe
- Venerated tribal member
- Grandparent, e.g.
- Like Esau vis-à-vis Jacob
- Valued advice-giver
- Graybeard
- Advice-giving sort
- Tribal leader
- Tree whose berries can be made into wine
- Octogenarian, for one
- Communion assistant
- ___ statesman
- One to be respected
- Influential tribesperson
- Adjective for some statesmen
- Respected villager
- Tree with the most rings?
- Tribal advisor
- Kind of statesman
- Big
- ___ statesman (retired politician)
- Gerontocrat, e.g.
- Church VIP
- Tree with berries used to make wine
- Like Frank Hardy, vis-à-vis Joe
- Like a big brother
- Tree with berries
- Respected member
- Revered figure
- Born first
- Tribal figure
- Venerated one
- Tree of the honeysuckle family
- Revered one
- ___ statesman
- Word for a statesman
- "The Sons of Katie ___" (1965)
- Senior church official
- Tribal chief
- Sort of statesman
- Respected tribesman
- Honeysuckle tree
- Presbyter, e.g.
- Like one Pliny
- Mormon title
- Bush senior, e.g.
- Someone to respect
- Like Pliny
- One with seniority
- Berry beginning
- Esau vis-à-vis Jacob
- Type of statesman
- ___hostel (Road Scholar group)
- Person to respect
- Respected tribe member
- Adjective for a statesman
- Venerated tribe member
- The ___ Wand ("Harry Potter" object)
- Tribal VIP
- Pliny the ___ (Roman scholar)
- Esteemed member
- Someone with seniority
- Greybeard
- Firstborn of two
- Church dignitary
- Often-consulted church figure
- Earlier-born
- Town leader
- Clan leader
- Town official
- Tribe leader
- Doyen
- Berry-bearing shrub
- Higher-ranking
- Church figure
- Wise one, perhaps
- Authority figure, perhaps
- Authority figure, perhaps
- Authority figure, perhaps
- Certain statesman
- Preceding generation member
- Respected figure
- Like senior statesmen
- First-born of two
- Like one's big brother
- Tribal bigwig
- Respectable person?
- "The Sons of Katie ___" (1965 film)
- Mormon official
- Black-berried tree
- Tribal head
- Higher-up?
- Respected village figure
- Born earlier
- Person of higher rank
- Tree
- Its flowers are used in sambuca
- Senior councillor
- Mormon V.I.P.
- Lee ___, first African-American to play in the Masters
- Synod member
- Senior member
- '70s "Laugh-In" regular Ann
- Poisonous shrub
- Tree with clusters of dark berries
- Village V.I.P.
- Respected source of advice
- Respected church member
- Certain church officer
- Mormon missionary
- Source for some wines
- Member of the church community
- Superior
- Oldest
- Village VIP
- Certain council member
- Church authority
- Tribesman with the most pull
- Descriptor of many statesmen
- Senior relative
- Village wise one, often
- Like Bart, to Lisa or Maggie
- Sr. compared to Jr.
- Village leader
- One starting a story "Back in my day ...," say
- One knowledgeable on tribal lore
- Nonvine wine source
- Mormon priest
- Tribal V.I.P.
- Senior Mormon
- Revered one in a tribe
- More mature
- Deacon
- Source of berries for community leader
- Church official seen in tree
- Small tree with white flowers and purple fruit
- Senior's senior
- Kiss: "Music From the ___"
- Tribal adviser
- Old Insomnium song, with "The"?
- Kiss concept album, with "The"
- Pavement "Box ___"
- Small tree with purple berries
- Tree - senior person
- Is such a brother or sister still growing?
- Clumsy dealer mislaid a bush
- Senior - shrub
- The senior of two fielders
- He's had more time to become a sort of statesman
- It's presumably been growing longer
- Senior member - plant
- Shrub - church official
- Council member, perhaps
- Woody shrub - used for wine, tea or cordial
- Church officer (originally prior)
- Tree - having lived longer
- Senior - presbyter
- Tree - wise counsellor
- Fruit tree for community leader
- Venerable character of 29-bearer
- A more mature tree
- Some red leaves creeping up tree
- Official's hand on lead
- Senior slip, perhaps, dropping two
- Senior fabricator loses weight
- Bush may be a sort of statesman
- The Spanish red rose wine ingredients come from here
- Older
- Mormon higher-up
- Source of wine berries
- Cato the ___
- Certain council VIP
- Presbyterian officer
- The oldest of the bunch
- Church senior
- Tribal senior
- Senior to exhibit part of red letter upside down
- A shrub of greater age
- Official source of berries
- Church official is the type to branch out
- Cockney believed Queen to be authority figure
- More mature tree
- The Spanish embarrassed over senior church member
- Embarrassed, the Parisian put up church official
- Weed on the ground is not so green
- Prior or Prebendary
- Bush Senior
- Venerated villager
- Senior citizen
- Tribal leader, often
- Bush, a sort of statesman?
- Malia, to Sasha
- It grows, somewhat like sage
- Born first of two
- Venerated tribesman
- Shrub
- The cockney kept her captive in the wood
- Aged person
- One to show respect to
- Oldster led astray by a bit of a youngster?
- Person with seniority
- Revered tribesman
- Village ___
- Wise tribe member
- Most senior person
- Major Tree
- Firstborn
- Venerable leader
- Berry source for wine
- Revered tribe member
- Senior, older
- Grandpa, to dad
- The cockney embraced her in the wood
- Respected tribal figure
- Respected one, in many cultures
- Of greater age
- Wise member of a tribe
- The cockney kept the female in captivity in the wood
- Venerated village leader
- Venerable sort
- Ranking member, as in a village
- Venerated village figure
- Older variety of berry
- Anyone born before you
- Wise figure in a village
- Matriarch, for example
- Showing more age
- Senior member of a community
- Respected person in a tribe
- Is such a brother or sister still growing?
- Older community member
- Respected tribal member
- Church member
- Respected senior
- Oldest member of a group
- Like Prince William vis-à-vis Prince Harry
- Great-grandparent, say
- Respected leader
- Respected community leader
- Senior community member
- Honored one
- Revered senior
- Like a big sister
- Revered community member
- Like one of two Roman Plinys
- The oldest of the men
- One saying "Back in my day ..."
- Title for a seasoned senior
- Respected sort
- Source of tribal knowledge
- Senior one
- "The ___ Scrolls": video game series
- Respected community member
- Revered tribal figure
- Senior figure
- Trusted one, typically
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - February 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 27, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 24, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 18, 2026
- Daily American - January 15, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 23, 2025
- New York Times - December 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 16, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 09, 2025
- Daily American - December 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 02, 2025
- LA Times - December 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 28, 2025
- LA Times - November 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 30, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 28, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 21, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 23, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 16, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 11, 2025
- LA Times - September 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 25, 2025
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