Clues for the word "FLASHY"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 32 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 22, 2026.
Definition of flashy
- a. - Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.
- a. - Fiery; vehement; impetuous.
- a. - Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.
- a. - Without taste or spirit.
Referring Clues
- Overly eye-catching
- Ostentatious
- Gaudy
- Impressive, though lacking substance
- Ostentatious and vulgar
- Showy
- Flamboyantly attractive
- Loud insect drowning a request for silence
- Not to be deceived: eating cinders is showing off
- Fly round a wood in showy style
- Superficially brilliant
- Bold attack in which one must keep quiet
- Loud
- Cheap and ostentatious
- Showy vehicle remains inside
- Ostentatious - glittering
- Wood-eating insect giving brilliant display
- Run round tree and over the top
- Ostentatious pilot circles tree
- Loud insect remains trapped inside
- Fly round a tree in cockily spectacular style
- Attack that's kept quiet or loud?
- Superficially impressive
- Swagged out
- Flamboyant
- Attention-grabbing
- Briefly brilliant, shrewd, but just about burnt out
- Attention-getting
- Run out of timber that's cheap
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - October 01, 2025
- Daily American - August 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 28, 2024
- Daily American - August 18, 2023
- Guardian Quick - September 08, 2017
- Daily American - August 18, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 28, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - February 10, 2017
- Guardian Quick - January 30, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - November 17, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 17, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - August 18, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - August 14, 2015
- Guardian Quick - January 06, 2015
- USA Today - February 17, 2014
- Guardian Quick - January 14, 2013
- Guardian Quick - June 06, 2012
- Wall Street Journal - May 11, 2012
- Washington Post - March 07, 2012
- Guardian Quick - January 17, 2012
- Thinks Daily - January 18, 2011
- Universal - November 15, 2010
- Guardian Quick - June 03, 2010
- Guardian Quick - July 05, 2009
- Guardian Quiptic - June 23, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - August 15, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - January 27, 2006
- Guardian Quick - October 10, 2005
- And in 2 more crossword puzzles...