Clues for the word "FERRET"
We've had 72 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 123 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on August 21, 2026.
Definition of ferret
- n. - An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.
- n. - To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.
- n. - A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.
- n. - The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.
Referring Clues
- Black-footed critter
- Animal that drives rabbits from their burrows
- Detective sort
- Uncover, with "out"
- Black-footed animal
- Search (out)
- Domesticated polecat
- Somewhat uncommon pet
- Rabbit chaser
- Weasel kin
- Discover, with "out"
- Find (out)
- Weasel's kin
- Search persistently
- Persistent searcher
- Weasellike animal
- Pink-eyed polecat
- Weasellike pet
- Seek (out)
- Bring to light, with "out"
- Polecat kin
- Search about
- Weasel's cousin
- Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet
- Polecat's cousin
- Polecat cousin
- Trendy pet
- Pride : lion :: business : ___
- Polecat cousin kept as a pet
- Otter relative
- Relative of a skunk
- Mink's relative
- Polecat's kin
- Weasel relative
- Weasel
- Polecat
- Shackleford in "Clifford's Really Big Movie"
- Domesticated European polecat
- Fungo of "Get Fuzzy," e.g.
- An animal Her Majesty has to worry about
- Animal bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- Animal rights dividing supporters
- Alter reference, holding up investigator
- Animal giving a growl during certain measures
- European polecat bred for hunting rabbits
- The car is within feet of the animal
- Search around - domesticated polecat
- Animal
- Hunter, a bishop who breaks plates in two
- Find (out) by persistent investigation
- Animal named from the Latin for "little thief"
- Semi-domesticated polecat
- Bishop-in-charge has time for hunting animal
- Search about persistently
- A fierce investigator back in the Counter-Reformation
- Worry about the Queen's nose
- Domesticated variety of polecat
- Animal hunt
- Predatory mammal, paws taking in rivers
- Something to hunt with - or hunt for
- Slender pet
- Polecat, female, on raised ground in France
- Rifle that killed the rabbit?
- Slinky pet
- Pet that's illegal in California and Hawaii
- The beast gives a growl when measures are interrupted
- Beast in a bit of a hurry, feet sticking out!
- Pet whose name comes from the Latin for "little thief"
- Pet that may dance when excited
- Pet with a musky odor
- You could seek one out as a pet
- Long, slinky pet
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 23, 2026
- Daily American - June 13, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 03, 2026
- Daily American - November 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 02, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 14, 2025
- Daily American - April 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 14, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 30, 2024
- Mirror Mini - December 23, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 06, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 16, 2024
- Daily American - June 12, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 10, 2024
- Mirror Mini - December 23, 2023
- Daily American - November 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 03, 2023
- Penny Dell Sunday - September 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - April 18, 2023
- Daily American - April 16, 2023
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