Clues for the word "FACE"
We've had 166 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 394 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on November 22, 2025.
Definition of face
- n. - The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.
- n. - That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces.
- n. - The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.
- n. - That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
- n. - The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
- n. - The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.
- n. - The style or cut of a type or font of type.
- n. - Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
- n. - That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
- n. - Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
- n. - Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
- n. - Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
- n. - Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.
- n. - Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
- n. - The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.
- n. - The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount.
- v. t. - To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.
- v. t. - To Confront impudently; to bully.
- v. t. - To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.
- v. t. - To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
- v. t. - To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
- v. t. - To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- v. t. - To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
- v. t. - To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- v. i. - To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
- v. i. - To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
- v. i. - To present a face or front.
Referring Clues
- Confront
- Site of this puzzle's thematic features
- Stand up to
- Come to grips with
- Physiognomy
- Turn to
- Mug
- Veneer
- It may be lost or saved
- Model's asset
- Take 1, clue 1
- Turn toward
- Save ___ (avoid disgrace)
- Place for a smile
- Deal with
- Watch part
- Something that's often made up
- Makeup target
- Clock stopper?
- Meet head-on
- It's sometimes hard to keep a straight one
- Clock part
- Turn towards
- It's often made up
- Thing to save
- "___/Off" (1997 Travolta/Cage thriller)
- Clock feature
- Makeup
- Outward appearance
- Watch dial
- Not avoid (h)
- Kind of time or value
- Not avoid
- Refuse to ignore
- Stand in front of
- Go against
- Come up against
- "... disappeared off the ___ of the earth!"
- One of Chaney's thousand
- You might make it up
- Die feature
- Address forthrightly
- Cliff surface
- It can be lost or saved
- Meet squarely
- Stand before
- Place for makeup
- Something to save?
- Square off against
- Go up against
- Something you want to save
- Front of a clock
- Visage
- Bad thing to lose
- Look directly at
- Countenance
- Emoticon, often
- Look toward
- Polyhedron part
- Lift or down
- Eye site
- Body part first transplanted in 2010
- Clock dial
- Pie target
- Not flee
- Confront boldly
- Mirror image?
- Feature presentation?
- Acid-burned Bat-villain
- One of a couple for the Roman god 28-Across
- Mount Rushmore feature
- With 33-Across, meeting with someone in person
- It may be made up
- It's behind the mask
- Commonly reflected image
- Public persona
- Look forward to
- Meet defiantly
- Emoji
- Smiley ___
- Butt
- Clock front
- It's washed daily
- Thing washed daily
- Polyhedron surface
- ___ card (jack or king)
- Expression
- Popular outdoor clothing brand, with "The"
- Something made up for a movie
- Appearance
- What's seen in a bathroom mirror
- Something washed daily
- It may be behind a mask
- ___ the music
- Confront directly, as a problem
- It's washed every day
- Self-respect and power is not something that could improve a mug
- Front
- Confront female, one outranking king
- More than the cheek?
- Tiny part of flower has brilliant exterior
- New cafŽ front
- Confront staff before 13
- 18 feature of kisser
- Mug that can be lifted
- Cosmetic surgery - might this get you laid?
- See 22
- See 3
- See 19
- See 24
- See 1 down
- F1 features here
- See 21
- Emoticon representation
- Any of six on a cube
- Stop being in denial about, say
- Deal with, in a way
- Jack-o'-lantern carving
- Stand opposite
- Front of head
- Clock key one wanted
- Come to terms with appearance
- Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
- Mug following wizard
- See 9
- Ace in hearts, possibly, a king (diamonds) - and queen, perhaps?
- Pie target, in slapstick
- Main part of a selfie
- Eye spot?
- Countenance a false start by the winner
- Address bravely
- Solid side
- Oft-reflected image
- One of a traditional die's six
- Having the impudence to confront
- Mt. Rushmore feature
- One of a die's six
- Slapstick pie target
- ___-plant (skateboarder's fall)
- Have cosmetics such value?
- Nose's site
- Many an emoji
- Portrait focus
- Thing to wash daily
- Makeup artist's focus
- A fellow-expert? The cheek!
- Foundation spot?
- Apple's solution during Covid-19?
- With 27-Down, Apple app
- ___ value
- Meet in competition
- More than the cheek?
- "Mirror of the mind": St. Jerome
- Watch feature
- One of six on a cube
- Head space?
- Part of a watch
- Selfie sight
- Part of a clock
- Concern for a physiognomist
- New cafŽ front
- Having the audacity to confront
- Where a watch's hands are
- Nose locale
- Side to take into consideration
- Portrait subject
Last Seen In
- LA Times - November 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 20, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 26, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 18, 2025
- Daily American - July 26, 2025
- LA Times - June 23, 2025
- Daily American - June 22, 2025
- New York Times - May 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 18, 2025
- LA Times - March 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 07, 2025
- USA Today - February 25, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 03, 2025
- New York Times - January 19, 2025
- USA Today - January 17, 2025
- LA Times - December 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 28, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 23, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 09, 2024
- New York Times - October 06, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 13, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 15, 2024
- LA Times - August 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 21, 2024
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