Clues for the word "ENGLISH"
We've had 59 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 59 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on November 24, 2025.
Definition of english
- a. - Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.
- a. - See 1st Bond, n., 8.
- n. - Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons.
- n. - The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries.
- n. - A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type.
- n. - A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.
- v. t. - To translate into the English language; to Anglicize; hence, to interpret; to explain.
- v. t. - To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning motion, that influences its direction after impact on another ball or the cushion.
Referring Clues
- Backspin or topspin
- Spin
- Body ___ language
- Pool accessory?
- College major
- These words, for example
- American language
- Spin imparted to a billiard ball
- Spin put on a ball
- High school class
- Part 8 of today's quote
- Like pork pie and clotted cream
- Durham people
- Chaucer's tongue
- Step 3: An upper-class accent
- School subject
- Language class
- School subject for learning sentences and words
- A country condiment?
- Language coming from artless earthlings
- All in Schengen angry about Hungary's barrier to migrants?
- See 4
- Shingle (anag)
- Play Nigel Short's hardest openings - such as this one?
- Some of us earthlings don't need art nouveau!
- The ___ 13 (in book and film)
- See 6
- The Queen's language?
- An official language of the Republic of India
- See 10
- His age combined with idleness caused under-production
- Arthur's tongue?
- "We turn for a short time from the topics of the day to commemorate, in all love and reverence, the genius and virtues of John Milton, the 12, the 10, the 14, the g24 of ___ 11, the 16 and the 19 of ___ 28" (Macaulay, making the most of his length)
- Language of two of this puzzle's attached strings
- Britain's language
- Rose may be single, desperately seeking husband
- ... shingle found between Cornwall and Cumbria
- What about slingshot for breakfast?
- Doctor, single, originally hailing from part of Britain
- E-language?
- Heading off, welshing maybe on old Albion supporters?
- International language, by assumption
- Hard to single out particular nationality
- Old type size
- The Queen's speech to some of her people
- See 9
- Hot on the heels of swinging single people
- With 39 Across, water north of France
- World language
- Billiard's spin
- World's third-most spoken language
- Nationality
- Language of the answers to this puzzle's uniclues
- Language
- European language
- We understand it to be communicative
- Shingle formation academically studied
- School subject with lots of reading
- Like Londoners and Liverpudlians
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 25, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 11, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - September 03, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 24, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 26, 2023
- Your Life Choices - February 26, 2023
- USA Today - January 23, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - January 19, 2023
- LA Times - October 17, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - January 27, 2018
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 28, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - December 19, 2017
- New York Times - November 02, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - October 11, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - September 16, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 18, 2017
- New York Times - May 14, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - March 22, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - March 05, 2017
- New York Times - January 20, 2017
- Guardian Quick - November 07, 2016
- Canadiana - September 26, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - August 30, 2016
- Universal - May 19, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - November 27, 2014
- Guardian Quick - June 07, 2014
- Washington Post - March 07, 2014
- Guardian Prize - December 07, 2013
- And in 29 more crossword puzzles...