Clues for the word "FEAR"
We've had 215 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 435 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on May 11, 2026.
Definition of fear
- n. - A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.
- n. - A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.
- n. - Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng.
- n. - Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.
- n. - That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness.
- n. - To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
- n. - To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of.
- n. - To be anxious or solicitous for.
- n. - To suspect; to doubt.
- n. - To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear.
- v. i. - To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
Referring Clues
- Bugaboo
- Nightmare
- Terror
- One cause of trembling
- "... is ___ itself": F.D.R.
- North Carolina's Cape ___
- Four Freedoms subject
- Foreboding
- "An instructor of great sagacity": Emerson
- "___ not!"
- Affright
- Jong's "___ of Flying"
- Cause of goosebumps
- Cause of cold sweat
- Cold feet, so to speak
- Bad thing to live in
- Alarm
- Phobia
- Shake in one's boots
- "___ not"
- Cold feet
- Partner of trembling
- Goose bumps cause
- Horror fare
- Cause of some quaking
- Cape in a Nolte flick
- Emotion conquered by daredevils
- Word after "No" on T-shirts
- Dismay
- More than nerves
- Arachnophobia, for one
- Trembling companion
- Big butterflies?
- More than just butterflies
- "Cape ___" (Nolte/De Niro film)
- Claustrophobia, for one
- Word repeated in an FDR quote
- The willies
- "___ Factor" (TV show)
- Trepidation
- Word repeated in a famous FDR quote
- Cause of quaking
- Cause of quailing
- Adrenaline trigger
- "___ and Loathing in Las Vegas"
- Daredevil's lack
- Chicken's trait
- Subject of an FDR sound bite
- Dread
- "In time we hate that which we often ___": Shakespeare
- It causes adrenaline to be released
- Fright
- Reason to tremble
- Expect with alarm
- Cause of white knuckles
- An emotion
- Bully's weapon
- Adrenaline releaser
- Chilling effect
- Chicken's emotion?
- Courage opposite
- One of the great motivators
- Be more than concerned about
- Agoraphobia, e.g.
- Cause of trembling
- Consternation
- Cause of cowardice
- Feeling of dread
- No ___ (clothing brand)
- What daredevils seem to lack
- Cause for Quaking
- "In time we hate that which we often ___": Shakespeare
- White knuckles' cause
- "That little darkroom where negatives are developed," per Michael Pritchard
- R.l Stine's ___ street
- Emotion in the darkness, sometimes
- The "fight or flight" emotion
- Triskaidekaphobia, for one
- See 27-Across
- Apprehension
- '___ Factor'
- "The only thing we have to ___ is ..."
- "___ Factor"
- Speaking in public, for many
- Be scared of
- Analysis discussion
- Not just nerves
- Horror
- Chicken quality
- Be frightened
- Certain motivator
- "___ leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering": Yoda
- Possible cause of shaking
- Scared state
- "___ is not a lasting teacher of duty": Cicero
- "The foundation of most governments": John Adams
- Scaredy-cat's emotion
- "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind," per H. P. Lovecraft
- Scaredy-cat's feeling
- What chickens have
- "Cape___"
- Be alarmed by
- What a chicken feels
- "Cape ___"
- Fight-or-flight emotion
- Haunted house feeling
- NBC's "___ factor"
- "___ is the foundation of most governments" (John Adams)
- Misgiving
- Strong anxiety
- It may result in a quick flight
- Reaction from a chicken
- Emotion induced by horror films
- Emotion causing quaking
- Trembling companion?
- Reason for a cold sweat
- Be frightened of
- Coward's emotion
- Reason to sweat
- N.C. river or cape
- Flight inducer
- The creeps
- Dread or terror
- Cause of goose bumps
- It may cause quakes
- Have qualms
- Daredevil's apparent lack
- Butterflies
- Cape ___, NC
- Cause of a rapid heartbeat, perhaps
- Cause of a cold sweat
- Chicken characteristic
- Anxiety
- Panic
- It causes someone to be afraid
- Feeling of being afraid
- Feel scared
- Cold sweat cause
- Timidity
- Be afraid
- Cause of some shivers
- Nightmare feeling
- Scared feeling
- Feeling of terror
- Worry
- Neil Diamond "___ of the Marketplace"
- Be afraid of
- Be afraid to go much out of the way
- One experiences it in unsafe areas
- Risk having airmen standing around back of plane
- Ailurophobia, e.g.
- Aviators reversed bearing in alarm
- Concern for fellow listener
- Apprehensiveness
- Poe's "grim phantasm"
- "___ makes strangers of people who would be friends": Shirley MacLaine
- Freedom from ___ (last of FDR's Four Freedoms)
- Adrenaline-release trigger
- Apprehension of fare dodging?
- Reaction of some to 19, loudly hearing organ
- Part of pro-life article causes alarm
- Feel scared by loud organ!
- Top English horror film
- Source of a nightmare
- "The mind-killer," in Frank Herbert's "Dune"
- Be afraid of a noisy lug
- Word repeated in a historic FDR quote
- "The foundation of most governments," per John Adams
- Alarm seeming loud to a listener
- "Then live, Macduff. What need I ___ of thee?": Macbeth
- "The path to the dark side," per Yoda
- Daredevil's seeming lack
- Cold sweat emotion
- Nightmare emotion
- Feeling of fright
- Dread going great distances touring the Orient
- Suspect
- Word repeated in an iconic FDR quote
- Be scared
- Worst nightmare
- More than misgiving
- Cause of tremors, at times
- Funhouse reaction
- Something experienced on Halloween
- View a fare revision with alarm
- Worry about
- One cause of goose bumps
- "Cape ___," 1962 or 1991 thriller
- "Never ___!"
- Cause of goosebumps, maybe
- Impediment to action
- Quaking cause
- Be daunted by much that is out of the way
- Glossophobia, for public speaking
- Purple "Inside Out" emotion
- Nasty feeling about a loudly played organ?
- Defining feature of a phobia
- Haunted house emotion
- Sweat
- Have a sneaking suspicion
- North Carolina cape
- "___ is the path to the dark side." -Yoda
- "I'm so scared!" emotion
- ___ Street: R.L. Stine series
- "Have no ___ of perfection - you'll never reach it": Dalí
- Haunted hayride feeling
- Feeling under the weather?
- Cause of quakes
- "___ the Turtle": University of Maryland catchphrase
- The "F" of FOMO
- Subject of a famous F.D.R. quote
- "Have no ___ of perfection - you'll never reach it": Salvador Dalí
- Have cold feet
- Distrust
- Scary story emotion
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 11, 2026
- LA Times - April 19, 2026
- Daily American - April 11, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - February 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 02, 2026
- Daily American - February 01, 2026
- LA Times - January 02, 2026
- Daily American - December 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 17, 2025
- LA Times - November 14, 2025
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 01, 2025
- Daily American - July 19, 2025
- LA Times - July 13, 2025
- Daily American - June 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 09, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 26, 2025
- LA Times - February 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 21, 2025
- New York Times - January 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 17, 2025
- New York Times - January 09, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 04, 2025
- New York Times - December 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2024
- USA Today - December 07, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 02, 2024
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