Clues for the word "GREAT"
We've had 173 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 278 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer crossword on April 17, 2025.
Definition of great
- superl. - Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
- superl. - Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
- superl. - Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
- superl. - Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
- superl. - Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
- superl. - Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
- superl. - Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
- superl. - Pregnant; big (with young).
- superl. - More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
- superl. - Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.
- n. - The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.
Referring Clues
- First-rate
- Like Gatsby
- Like Britain
- "Wunderbar!"
- Super
- Distinguished
- Four-star
- Legend
- Matchless
- Terrific
- "Bravo!"
- "Excellent!"
- Like Frosted Flakes, to Tony the Tiger
- "Super!"
- ___ Smoky Mountains (in Tennessee and North Carolina)
- Destined for the record books
- Mao's ___ Leap Forward
- Like Johnson's Society
- Super-duper
- Like Ontario or Michigan
- Like some expectations
- Alexander's adjective
- Of major significance
- Not just good
- Splendid
- Epithet for many leaders, with "the"
- "Excellent job!"
- Massive
- "Fabulous!"
- "The ___ Gatsby"
- Monumental
- "Wonderful!"
- "Excellent!"
- "Super!"
- Epithet for Gildersleeve
- "Awesome!"
- Prodigious
- "___ Caesar's ghost!"
- Like some grandparents
- Like Alexander
- Like the Smoky Mountains
- Remarkable
- Extraordinary
- ___ Barrier Reef
- Word repeated before some relatives' names
- "All Creatures ___ and Small"
- Bound for the record books
- Magnificent
- "Awesome!"
- "___ Caesar's ghost!"
- "The ___ Gatsby"
- Like Gildersleeve or Gatsby
- "Wonderful!"
- "Just what I needed ..."
- Word before "Scott" or "Caesar's ghost"
- ___ scott!
- Like Peter or Catherine
- "Fantastic!"
- "Terrific!"
- Fantastic
- Sincere or insincere approval
- Emminent
- See 27-Across
- Wonderful
- Aunt or uncle's leader?
- Like some apes or aunts
- With 66-Across, one of five found in this puzzle
- Large
- Aces
- "Just what I need"
- "The ___ White Hope"
- Frequently sarcastic reply
- Classic
- Eminent
- Large in number
- Grand
- Peter the ___
- "___ Expectations"
- Better than good
- Excellent
- Awe-inspiring
- Five-star
- 'Terrific!'
- Highly regarded
- Like a Hall of Famer
- "Two thumbs up!"
- Superb
- Sublime
- "The ___ Pretender"
- "Brilliant!"
- ___ Dane (large dog)
- Awesome
- Majuscule
- Wayne Gretzky AKA The ___one
- Bang-up
- "Swell"
- ___ Britain
- Huge
- Postal Service "Such ___ Heights"
- Tesla's "Radio Controversy"?
- 1963 Buckinghamshire mail van raid
- Tesla "The ___ Radio Controversy"
- Of major significance - very good
- Dickens novel about Pip
- Lovely and big
- Having a bit of grub to eat is fine
- Fine soldiers getting a gun out
- About to load the gun? Terrific!
- Gang leader about - at large
- See 12
- Important - splendid
- Big jar, say
- To start grumbling at spilt tea is maybe too much
- Much-respected rector tucking into good feed
- Big
- Super double-dotty bird
- Leading gangster about and at large
- The Plough
- Brunel's third and last steamship
- Chief - weighty
- Commoner alleging bureaucrat¿s confused
- Waterbird
- Intellectual conformity thus expressed in Mensa link. I'd take right alternative
- *20th-century exodus of African Americans from the South
- The G of GB
- Commanding gun carrying soldiers
- See 13
- Enormous scratch by the ear
- Banker announcing depressing figures?
- 16 in north-western Australia
- Smashing jar, by the sound of it
- Grid said to be fantastic
- It's important you tell me where the fire is
- Big gun engineers imported
- With a big arm, hugging again
- Splendid for Greta, possibly
- Yarmouth can be said to be such a resort
- Hall of Fame inductee
- Often-insincere approval
- It's brilliant, being like Alfred!
- With 87-Across, what might cost you an arm and a leg?
- Outstanding
- Big fireplace, by the sound of it
- Tremendous
- With 27-, 49- and 66-Across, phrase applicable to five innovations in this puzzle (as suggested by the starred clues)
- Awesome or fabulous
- Impressive kind of force altered rate ...
- Worthy of the Hall of Fame
- Important
- To shatter central targets is terrific!
- Hall of Fame-worthy
- ___ Dane
- Stupendous
- It's brilliant being big!
- Is fine, but may grate to the ear
- The super with the gun is outside again
- Marvelous
- "That's what's up!"
- Immense
- Celebrated
- "That's what I'm talking about!"
- Word stylized with extra R's on some cereal boxes
- Being big is wonderful
- "Sounds like a plan!"
- Legendary
- Fine new gear for the troop leader
- "The ___ British Bake Off"
- See 12-Down
- "Amazing!"
- Whopping
- Word whose letters are used to spell this puzzle's five longest answers
- Far better than good
- "Well, that's just perfect"
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 17, 2025
- LA Times - April 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 12, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 11, 2025
- USA Today - March 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 05, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 01, 2025
- New York Times - December 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - December 08, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 19, 2024
- Family Time - August 04, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 31, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 12, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 07, 2024
- USA Today - July 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 15, 2024
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