Clues for the word "EXPLAIN"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 76 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on November 24, 2025.
Definition of explain
- a. - To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.
- a. - To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.
- v. i. - To give an explanation.
Referring Clues
- Clarify
- Make comprehensible
- Tell how
- Make clear
- Elucidate
- Clear up
- Say why
- Clear up former flat
- Say why former partner's not attractive
- Clear up broken axle-pin
- Account for former spouse who's not attractive?
- Make intelligible
- The Who "I Can't ___"
- Give reasons that are no longer simple
- Account for
- Clarify what is no longer easily understood
- Make understandable
- Give an account of old flame, no oil painting?
- Tell us how
- Previous partner wasn't good-looking - that will be the reason
- Account for one's involvement in abandoned scheme
- Old Spartan's account
- Set out for former flat
- Clarify, so now complicated?
- ... a former Republican opponent's persuaded to clarify why ...
- Give reasons for
- ... but now pretty? Elucidate
- Give a reason for once being homely
- Interpret former patent
- Set out east and cross level area
- Clearly describe (process)
- Part 4 of today's quote
- Give reasons
- Account for former spouse who's not attractive?
- Clarify what's no longer clear
- Tell how the axle pin broke
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - November 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 13, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 05, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 02, 2025
- Your Life Choices - April 04, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 02, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 20, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 20, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 11, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 04, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 09, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - October 08, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - August 13, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - August 10, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 24, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 02, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 20, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - March 02, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - February 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 08, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - December 06, 2022
- Daily Quick - November 20, 2022
- USA Today - July 21, 2022
- Daily Quick - February 04, 2018
- And in 46 more crossword puzzles...