Clues for the word "GRIN"
We've had 182 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 500 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on April 22, 2026.
Definition of grin
- n. - A snare; a gin.
- v. i. - To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
- v. i. - To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
- v. t. - To express by grinning.
- n. - The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.
Referring Clues
- Jack-o'-lantern feature
- Beam
- Mouth widener
- It may be silly
- Sheepish look
- Winner's look
- Happy face
- "You got me!" look
- Friendly look
- Smile
- Cheshire Cat feature
- Alfred E. Neuman expression
- Show of amusement
- Alfred E. Neuman feature
- Small beam
- Show pleasure
- :D, in an e-mail
- Put on a happy face
- Wink accompanier
- Expression for the Joker
- Sign of sheepishness
- Use one's zygomatic muscles
- Meaning of the emoticon :-D
- Smile broadly
- Cheshire cat's trademark
- Impish smile
- Cheshire Cat's countenance
- Devilish look
- It's an ear-to-ear thing
- Smile that is "cracked" in 17-, 40-, and 66-Across
- Look happy
- Cheshire Cat's expression
- Frown upside-down
- Sign of satisfaction
- Broad smile
- Smile widely
- It might be boyish
- Wide smile
- It may be impish
- It might be foolish
- Mild reaction to a joke
- Sign of approval
- It might be silly
- Big smile
- Silly smile
- Show amusement
- Cheshire cat expression
- Sly look
- Crack a smile
- Bearer's look
- Cheshire cat trademark
- Simper
- Jack-o'-lantern feature, perhaps
- Crack a smile, e.g.
- It shows a lot of teeth
- Show delight, in a way
- What's left of the Cheshire Cat
- Amused expression
- ___ and bear it
- It may be found between the ears
- Smirky smile
- Look of contentment
- Jack-o-lantern feature
- Facial gesture
- Display glee
- Prankster's look
- Sign of amusement
- Sheepish look, maybe
- Ear-to-ear expression
- Mischievous expression
- Pleased look
- Frown, upside-down
- Boyish smile
- Upside-down frown
- Happy look
- "... but a ___ without a cat!": Alice
- Winners look
- Jack-o'lantern feature
- "... but a ___ without a cat!": Alice
- Broadest smile
- Happy expression
- It may run from ear-to-ear
- Cat-who-got-the-canary smile?
- Toothy look
- Sheepish expression
- Amused look
- Cheshire countenance
- Cheshire Cat's look
- Make a face, in a way
- Beaming look
- Silly smile, maybe
- It may go from ear to ear
- Emulate the Cheshire Cat
- Expression for the sheepish
- Show off some braces, maybe
- Show one's pearly whites
- :-), in an e-mail
- It may run from cheek to cheek
- It may be ear-to-ear
- Toothy smile
- Bare teeth
- Smirk
- Friendly expression
- Sheepish smile
- Sly smile
- Small beam?
- Show teeth
- Winner's look
- Big grin
- Cheshire cat's feature
- Silly expression
- :-), in an email
- Expose incisors, perhaps
- Look amused
- Look of elation
- Beaming expression
- Look delighted
- Simple smile
- Impish expression
- Exude elation
- Smile that may be silly
- Look pleased
- Mr. Peanut's expression
- Prankster's expression
- Pleased expression
- "Silly" expression
- A big smile
- Smile with teeth showing
- A smile with the teeth showing
- Shy smile
- Broad smile (4)
- Goes w/Shinedown's "Sin"
- Shinedown "Sin With a ___"
- Happy Guster song?
- Wolf Parade "Soldier's ___"
- Guster song about a smile
- Goes with Shinedown's "Sin"?
- Show amusement as Romeo is caught in a trap
- Expression of pleasure as tedium's cut short
- Gibbons show teeth and tongue, skipping closer
- Smile - all that could be seen of the vanishing Cheshire Cat
- Caught right in the trap, don't look at all despondent
- Look as jolly as Roger
- Smile while pulling back the lips
- Cheesy smile?
- Puckish expression
- Trademark of the Cheshire cat
- Distress turns to smile after tea is taken
- Smile when king falls into the drink
- Smile broadly, but the laborious routine never ends
- Give a broad smile
- Broad beam
- Show some teeth
- Mask some of one's chagrin?
- Cheshire cat's leftover
- Bemused look
- The Joker's facial expression
- Broad toothy smile
- Show one's teeth in the ring
- Buckingham guards don't do it
- Small smile
- Silly look?
- Self-satisfied look
- Beam broadly
- Cheshire cat's remains
- ___ from ear to ear
- Cheshire Cat’s expression
- Smile relative
- Possibly wry expression of chagrin?
- Cheshire cat's signature feature
- Smile ear-to-ear
- Beam with your face
- Wry expression of chagrin?
- Show one's teeth
- Friendly - or sly - look
- Smile from ear to ear
- :D
- Cheeky smile
- "Aw, shucks" response, maybe
- Expression that might be evil or silly
- Look of approval
- It might grow slowly on a face
Last Seen In
- New York Times - April 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 20, 2026
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 19, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - April 02, 2026
- LA Times - March 12, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 07, 2026
- New York Times - February 26, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 20, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 20, 2026
- LA Times - January 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 13, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 10, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 18, 2025
- Daily American - November 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 14, 2025
- New York Times - October 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 05, 2025
- LA Times - September 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 28, 2025
- Daily American - July 09, 2025
- New York Times - June 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 16, 2025
- New York Times - May 19, 2025
- LA Times - May 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - April 27, 2025
- LA Times - April 24, 2025
- Daily American - April 20, 2025
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