Clues for the word "ELEMENTARY"
We've had 27 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 43 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on December 10, 2025.
Definition of elementary
- a. - Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
- a. - Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
- a. - Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire.
Referring Clues
- With 24-Across, well-known line of literature and film
- Holmes mantra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Start to a Holmesian explanation
- Word to a fictional Dr.
- Simple
- "Easy!"
- Word to Watson
- Basic
- Of the most basic kind
- ___ school
- Uncomplicated
- Holmesian exclamation
- Nearly meet mixture of ingredients
- No problem in Baker Street
- Simple - like copper, say
- Preliminary manoeuvres alert enemy
- Simple city housing oriental soldiers and sailor
- Simple people in Lear, yet nonsensical
- Sort of school where merely neat composition is required
- Rudimentary
- How school of Sherlock Holmes is classified
- Simple, Dr Watson!
- It's easy to describe earth, air, fire and water
- Fundamental feature on a railway
- Simple first principle a railway follows
- Holmes' comment about the ends of the four other longest Across answers?
- Miller/Liu TV drama
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - December 10, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 01, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 23, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 20, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 05, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 22, 2023
- LA Times - August 18, 2022
- Your Life Choices - July 10, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - January 26, 2018
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - July 02, 2017
- Your Life Choices - June 16, 2017
- LA Times - May 06, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - April 14, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 16, 2016
- Mirror Daily - August 16, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - July 22, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - May 19, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - February 05, 2013
- Guardian Quick - March 02, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 27, 2011
- Netword - February 28, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - February 04, 2011
- Guardian Everyman - August 15, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - July 28, 2010
- New York Times - July 04, 2010
- And in 13 more crossword puzzles...