Clues for the word "GROVEL"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 31 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2025.
Definition of grovel
- adv. - To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
- adv. - To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
Referring Clues
- Act servile
- Act servilely
- Kowtow
- Humble oneself shamelessly
- Cower
- Abase oneself
- Submit shamelessly
- Submit servilely
- Beg shamelessly
- Be abject
- Cast dignity aside
- Act obsequiously
- Display abject humility
- Be humble as a demented lover at middle-age
- Grand lover somehow made to show humility
- Humble oneself in supplication
- Show extreme humility
- Humble oneself
- Crawl
- Cringe
- Act the toady
- A golf lover possibly will show humility
- How a golf lover can show humility
- Humble yourself
- Be very humble when writing a note to the new lover
- Be sycophantic
- Show deference, in a way
- Beg without shame
- Behave humbly
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 12, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 14, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - October 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 16, 2022
- Mirror Classic - January 16, 2018
- Mirror Classic - December 03, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 14, 2017
- Netword - September 23, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 13, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 09, 2017
- New York Times - July 05, 2016
- LA Times - October 25, 2015
- Guardian Quick - July 18, 2014
- LA Times - December 21, 2012
- LA Times - August 23, 2011
- Guardian Quick - January 10, 2011
- Guardian Speedy - October 24, 2010
- Guardian Quick - September 03, 2010
- Canadiana - September 28, 2009
- LA Times - June 17, 2009
- Washington Post - April 11, 2009
- Guardian Quick - July 14, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 09, 2006
- Guardian Quick - June 24, 2005
- Washington Post - December 03, 2002
- New York Times - December 13, 2000
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