Clues for the word "GREAT"
We've had 173 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 299 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 29, 2026.
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
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 29, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - April 27, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 17, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 04, 2026
- Daily Quick - December 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 15, 2025
- Daily American - December 11, 2025
- LA Times - September 21, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 19, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 14, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 26, 2025
- 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
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