Clues for the word "GEM"
We've had 343 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 927 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on January 19, 2025.
Definition of gem
- n. - A bud.
- n. - A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel.
- n. - Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.
- v. t. - To put forth in the form of buds.
- v. t. - To adorn with gems or precious stones.
- v. t. - To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed with dewdrops.
Referring Clues
- Tourmaline, e.g.
- Ring thing
- Thing of beauty
- Its setting is a setting
- Turquoise or topaz
- Solitaire
- Special person
- Nonpareil
- Masterpiece
- Marvel
- Solitaire, e.g.
- Sparkler
- Baguette
- Beauty
- Treasure
- Real beauty
- Prize
- Opal or onyx
- Little masterwork
- Precious stone
- Idaho, the ___ State
- Jewel
- Ring insert
- Little beauty
- Baguette, for one
- Cameo, e.g.
- Ruby, for one
- Small wonder
- Jeweler's item
- Emerald, ruby, or sapphire
- It may be synthetic
- ___ State (Idaho)
- Precious person
- Lapidarist's treasure
- Stone
- Brilliant play
- Cabochon or cameo
- Amethyst or tourmaline
- Valuable find
- Little masterpiece
- Stone at the heart of 24-, 38-, and 49-Across
- Valuable rock
- Fine stone
- Rock on a ring
- Absolute beauty
- Jewelry stone
- Mountain ___ (green hummingbird)
- Sparkling stone
- Rock with a band
- Brilliant, e.g.
- Beloved person
- Rare find
- Turquoise or aquamarine, e.g.
- Beaut
- Stone with facets
- Baguette, e.g.
- Sparkler on a crown
- There's one hidden in the answer to each starred clue
- Bit of treasure
- Diamond or ruby
- Ring item
- Crown ornament
- Precious item
- It has facets
- Lapidary's concern
- Heck of a person
- Diamond or emerald
- Precious thing
- Something prized
- Something sparkling
- Amethyst, e.g.
- Expensive sparkler
- Emerald, for one
- Setting stone
- Ruby or emerald
- Prized person
- Cat's-eye, e.g.
- Rock with a band?
- Lapidary item
- Aquamarine, e.g.
- It's placed in a setting
- Tanzanite, e.g.
- Treasured person
- Glittering valuable
- Birth-month symbol
- Birthstone
- Tiffany treasure
- Prized rock
- Ruby or garnet
- Blue carbuncle, e.g.
- Its place is in a setting
- Tourmaline or amethyst, e.g.
- Sherlock's Blue Carbuncle, for one
- Valuable stone
- It's multifaceted
- Ring rock
- Bit of finery
- Peach
- Emerald or pearl
- Turquoise or topaz, e.g.
- What carats measure
- Topaz or turquoise
- Tiara feature
- Bijou
- Thing on a ring
- Setting item
- Setting sight
- Great pitching effort, as it were
- Ruby, e.g.
- Perfect instance
- A loupe might be used on it
- Lapidarist's item
- Priceless joke
- Any birthstone
- It might be examined with a loupe
- Prized possession
- Rare mineral
- Prized stone
- Ring feature
- Garnet or topaz
- Pricey stone
- Ring part
- Item for 26-Across
- Ritzy rock
- Birthstone, e.g.
- Lapidary's item
- Emerald, e.g.
- Onyx or opal
- Topaz, e.g.
- Great find
- Expensive stone
- Expensive stone
- Sweetheart
- Great prize
- Emerald or sapphire
- Little treasure
- Diamond, pearl or sapphire
- Small masterpiece
- Mineral find
- Tiara component
- Thing in a ring?
- It may be cut
- Stone that's "cut" in this puzzle's four longest answers
- Stony sparkler
- Terrific person
- Valuable mineral
- Ruby or topaz
- Setting filler
- It may be cut or paste
- Onyx, e.g.
- Multifaceted sparkler
- Beautiful example
- Highly valued person
- Pearl
- Stellar sort
- Wonderful person, as it were
- Definite keeper
- Standout
- Shiny stone
- Ornamental stone
- It has its setting
- Pip
- Real peach
- Emerald or diamond
- Polished stone
- Lapidary's specimen
- It may be cut or paste?
- Precious one
- See 27-Across
- Beauty in a setting
- Highly prized item
- 32-Across offering
- Little shiner
- Opal or ruby
- Beloved individual
- Lapidarist's object of study
- It may be precious
- Special someone
- Shining example
- Garnet or ruby
- Esteemed one
- Topaz, for one
- Tiara jewel
- Something cut before display
- The Pink Panther, in "The Pink Panther"
- Diamond, e.g.
- Mineral rarity
- Emerald, for example
- Ring's shining glory
- Pitching or fielding masterpiece
- Opal or pearl
- Quick bread
- Beautiful thing in a setting
- Sparkling fielding play
- Sparkler in a setting
- Ring decoration
- Ruby or diamond
- Aquamarine or amethyst
- See 58-Down
- Tiara sparkler
- The blue carbuncle, to Holmes
- Glam rock?
- Cat's-eye
- Pearl or peridot
- Amethyst or sapphire
- Garnet, e.g.
- Emerald or opal
- Jewelry store stone
- Opal, for one
- Diamond, for one
- Thing in an expensive ring
- Emerald or ruby
- Ruby or emerald, e.g.
- It may be set
- A diamond is one
- Amethyst, for one
- Ruby or sapphire
- Sparkly thing in a ring
- 53-Across, for one
- Rare album
- Archer of Oasis
- Jewel of a song
- A valued acquisition in management
- For example, over 1,000 stone
- Stone associated with strata according to plan
- Stone one may think of in connection with strata
- Precious little stone
- Stone used in a large monolith
- One in the crown of a far-flung empire?
- Valuable sausage-making ingredient
- The stage manager's little treasure
- Rock in a band, perhaps
- Inlaid item
- Rock in a band
- Lapis lazuli, e.g.
- It's set in a setting
- Ruby or pearl
- Navel wear?
- Topaz or emerald, e.g.
- Real find
- Fabergé-egg adornment
- "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean" (old patriotic song)
- Little marvel
- Precious or semiprecious jewel
- Item in a setting
- It's worth a lot in management
- Tourmaline or turquoise
- Topaz or turquoise, for example
- Treasured item
- Columbia metaphor
- There's precious little of it!
- Stone in large masses
- The diamond in a ring
- Sparkling valuable
- Margaret turns up with the treasure
- Tiara inlay
- Pitching masterpiece
- Alexandrite, e.g.
- Paragon
- Stone used in fridge manufacture
- A little treasure is good for them
- Sapphire
- It's of great value in management
- Sparkling standout
- Tour de force
- Opal, e.g.
- Rock in a setting
- Stone on a ring
- Sapphire, e.g.
- Sign of spring
- Stone often seen attached to strata
- Perfect specimen
- Turquoise or tourmaline
- Beautiful stone
- Emerald or sapphire, e.g.
- Tourmaline or topaz
- Precious stone or jewel
- One of 17-, 18-, 37-, 60- or 62-Across
- "Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean"
- Great fielding play, say
- It might be uncut
- Is stony yet may be worth millions!
- Something cut by a lapidary
- Emerald or jade, e.g.
- Tiny treasure
- Ring sparkler
- Amazing person
- 50-Across, e.g.
- Ruby perhaps, or maybe Meg
- Turquoise or sapphire
- Any precious stone
- Emerald or jade
- It's found in mining emeralds
- Pearl, for example
- Item in Bejeweled
- Crown sparkler
- Stone on a crown
- Absolute treasure
- Rose quartz, e.g.
- Stone that's worth a lot
- Ruby, for example
- Sapphire, for example
- Very special person
- Stone in a ring
- *Ring centerpiece
- Valuable find, sometimes hidden
- A big, fat diamond, for one
- Topaz or opal
- Valued stone
- 20-Across inset
- Ruby or opal
- 40-Down, e.g.
- Emerald or garnet
- Opal, for example
- Ruby or jade
- Chaos Emerald, e.g.
- Sapphire or garnet, for example
- There's an official one for every month
- Peridot, for one
- Usually brilliant bit of management
- Crystal ___ ("Steven Universe" alien)
- Onyx, for one
- It's set in a ring
- Garnet, amethyst or pearl
- Exceptional person
- Ruby or amethyst
- Pearl or ruby
- Opal or peridot
- Special find
- ___ State (Idaho nickname)
- Citrine, for one
- One in the crown of a far-flung empire?
- Exemplary individual
- Set piece?
- Amber, for one
- Sapphire or ruby
- Jasper or opal
- Real mensch
- Lapis or peridot
- Diamond or emerald, for example
- Tanzanite or fire opal
- Something hard to value highly?
- Glam rock?
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - January 19, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 13, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2025
- LA Times - December 19, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 12, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 21, 2024
- Family Time - November 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 15, 2024
- LA Times - October 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 03, 2024
- USA Today - October 02, 2024
- Family Time - September 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 12, 2024
- USA Today - August 29, 2024
- USA Today - August 08, 2024
- LA Times - August 06, 2024
- Family Time - August 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 01, 2024
- USA Today - July 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 22, 2024
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