Clues for the word "FESTER"
We've had 30 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 48 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 16, 2026.
Definition of fester
- n. - To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
- n. - To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
- v. t. - To cause to fester or rankle.
- n. - A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt matter; a pustule.
- n. - A festering or rankling.
Referring Clues
- Rankle
- Produce progressive irritation
- *"Highly charged" character on "The Addams Family"
- *One of TV's Addams family
- Rankle, as bad feelings
- Addams Family uncle
- Relative of Wednesday
- Continue to irritate, as bad feeling
- Uncle at 0001 Cemetery Lane, in '60s TV
- Avuncular Addams
- Avuncular Addams
- Become an increasing source of irritation
- 'Addams Family' member
- Rot
- Grow more and more irksome
- "Addams Family" uncle
- Suppurate
- Become septic
- Decay
- Clown and king go off
- Become rotten, bitter or irritated
- Go off right, pursuing clown
- Morticia's uncle
- Fine trees are disposed to decay
- Rankle; become infected
- Some of life's terrors get worse
- "The Addams Family" uncle
- Cause increasing bitterness
- Get worse through neglect
- Uncle of 1960s TV
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 15, 2025
- Daily American - November 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - September 20, 2023
- LA Times - March 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 12, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 30, 2022
- Daily American - November 20, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - July 14, 2022
- New York Times - February 09, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 14, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - August 05, 2017
- Guardian Quick - April 12, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - April 02, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 01, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 30, 2016
- Evening Standard Easy - November 16, 2016
- Guardian Quick - August 23, 2016
- USA Today - August 05, 2015
- LA Times - April 26, 2015
- Washington Post - July 09, 2014
- Guardian Quick - April 23, 2014
- Netword - July 27, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - June 21, 2013
- New York Times - February 09, 2013
- New York Times - July 21, 2012
- New York Times - October 13, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 30, 2011
- Thinks Daily - November 20, 2010
- And in 18 more crossword puzzles...