Clues for the word "FINE"
We've had 217 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 363 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 12, 2026.
Definition of fine
- superl. - Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
- superl. - Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy.
- superl. - Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
- superl. - Not coarse, gross, or heavy
- superl. - Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.
- superl. - Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour.
- superl. - Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.
- superl. - Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.
- superl. - Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
- superl. - Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.
- superl. - (Used ironically.)
- a. - To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
- a. - To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil.
- a. - To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
- n. - End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
- n. - A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.
- n. - A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- n. - A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- n. - To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.
- v. i. - To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
- v. t. - To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease.
Referring Clues
- Coin catalogue rating
- Better than good
- Rare-coin rating
- Jaywalker's punishment
- Like some print
- "O.K.!"
- Dandy
- Speeder's penalty
- Just dandy
- Hunky-dory
- With 8-Down, museum material
- Something to be slapped with
- Reduced sentence, maybe
- Speeder's risk
- Ticket cost?
- Numismatist's classification
- "O.K. then"
- "___ by me"
- Civil punishment
- Punish a speeder, say
- Dandy's partner
- Ticket price?
- Dandy's companion
- Like some penpoints
- Word with print or point
- Common court penalty
- Stooge Larry
- Traffic court penalty, often
- "Okay with me"
- Cost of a ticket, perhaps
- D.C. al ___ (musical direction)
- Choice
- Parking violation penalty
- Penalty for returning a library book late
- "Suits me"
- Punish, in a way
- Traffic court assessment
- Tiptop
- Courtroom penalty
- Exquisite
- "OK with me!"
- Best-quality
- "Okay!"
- Monetary penalty
- High-quality
- Traffic-ticket penalty
- Capital punishment?
- Punish monetarily
- Part of a reduced sentence, perhaps
- Law-breaking cost
- Dandy mate?
- Not coarse
- Like some legal print
- In good shape
- Dandy companion
- "Can't complain"
- Word with "print" or "point"
- Collectible condition
- "OK with me!"
- Monetary punishment
- All right
- Powdery
- "Okay!"
- "That's OK with me!"
- ___ tooth comb
- Powdery
- Something received with a ticket
- OK
- Penalty
- Excellent
- Satisfactory
- Good
- Suitable
- Okay
- "Okay"
- "As you wish"
- Overdue book penalty
- Traffic court assessment, say
- Ground up
- Speeder's reward
- "Whatever makes you happy"
- "Works for me"
- Far from coarse
- "OK with me"
- Dandy partner?
- Dandy partner
- Alternative to a jail sentence
- Numismatic classification
- Delicate
- Pleasant
- "So be it"
- Numismatic condition
- Traffic court penalty
- "Have it your way"
- Double-parking penalty
- Penalty, perhaps
- One of the Three Stooges
- Library penalty
- "O.K., have it your way"
- Of high quality
- Like some pen points
- Very thin, as a line
- Comment before "Be that way!"
- Collectible coin rating
- Arts opener
- Not just a slap on the wrist
- Overdue-book penalty
- Judge's decision
- Speeder's payment
- "How was your day?" response
- Larry of the Three Stooges
- Copacetic
- Parking penalty
- "Whatever floats your boat"
- "Be that way!"
- Of high grade
- Penalty for wrongdoing
- Give a ticket
- Howard brothers' partner
- "OK, then"
- Common answer to "How are you?"
- Monetary risk for speeders
- Financial penalty
- Speeding penalty
- Punishment that might follow a summons
- Penalty for a moving violation
- Word that can precede the last parts of 18-, 39- and 59-Across and 3- and 26-Down
- Punishment short of jail time
- Hairsplitting
- You may have to pay it for speeding
- An excellent punishment?
- Traffic court payment
- Sunny
- Response to "How are you?"
- Beatles "I Feel ___"
- ___ Young Cannibals
- Indigo Girls "Closer to ___"
- Acceptable - punishment
- Cash penalty - OK
- Thin
- The financial penalty is fair
- In between two notes, it's excellent
- Excellent way to relieve a miscreant of his money
- Good that 17 ought to pay
- Excellent - punishment
- For top quality, make a person pay
- Being very thin is perfectly OK
- Better than prison? Jolly good!
- Lovely and thin
- Fair - penalty
- Penalty - OK!
- Party's feeling agitated about answer
- Outstanding payment for an offence
- Bright and clear
- Ticket imposition
- Very small, subtle penalty
- Splendid - financial penalty
- OK, a penalty!
- Great penalty
- Punishment that's fair
- Fair charge
- Payment for a ticket
- Fair punishment
- Clement's penalty
- Excellent penalty!
- Going very well and to plan
- Suitable penalty
- A-OK
- Partner of dandy
- Compared to prison, it's splendid!
- Clement
- "Okay by me"
- Judge's assessment
- Parking violation payment
- Rather than imprisonment, it's great!
- Parking ticket penalty
- Speeder's punishment
- Nice weather here, cool in America
- Punishment for being thin?
- Like a tough-to-see line
- An excellent punishment?
- "O.K. by me"
- Comedy cohort of Howard and Howard
- "A ___ Mess"
- Result of a traffic ticket
- Art or print preceder
- Silver grade
- Collectible coin condition
- It's not raining? Good!
- "I'm great, thank you"
- Good way to feel
- Punishing weather?
- Numismatist's rating
- "Whatever!"
- Cash penalty
- Acceptable
- Result of a ticket
- Above-average comic book condition
- Adjective for art
- All right or better than okay
- Better than fair punishment
- Punishment for jaywalking
- Court cost?
- Not coarse, as sand
- ___ arts
- Being posh can make a person poorer
- "Sure"
- Numismatic grade
- "So be it, then"
- Perfectly cromulent
- Wispy, as hair
- Late fee
- Numismatic rating
- Opposite of thick
- ___ dining
- "Okay, then"
- Like some hair
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 12, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 06, 2026
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- Daily Cryptic - November 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 12, 2025
- Daily American - July 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 05, 2025
- New York Times - February 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 14, 2025
- USA Today - February 09, 2025
- Daily American - February 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 23, 2025
- New York Times - November 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 19, 2024
- USA Today - November 15, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 28, 2024
- Family Time - September 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 07, 2024
- USA Today - June 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 21, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 26, 2024
- Daily Quick - February 29, 2024
- New York Times - February 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 05, 2024
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