Clues for the word "HONEST"
We've had 123 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 252 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 23, 2026.
Definition of honest
- a. - Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
- a. - Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
- a. - Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
- a. - Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
- a. - To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Referring Clues
- Upright
- "I'm telling you the truth!"
- "I swear!"
- "You can believe me!"
- Like Abe
- Frank
- "Really!"
- "I kid you not!"
- "No lie"
- "No kidding!"
- "No fooling!"
- Square
- Like some opinions
- "Really and truly"
- Truthful
- "No kidding!"
- "So help me!"
- Far from fraudulent
- "Would I lie?"
- Like Abe Lincoln or George Washington?
- "No kidding"
- "No foolin'!"
- "No kidding?"
- Pursuing the best policy
- "No lie!"
- Lincolnesque
- "I'm not lying!"
- Upright and fair
- Straight-shooting
- "It's true!"
- Like Lincoln
- Unbribable
- Sincere
- "No fooling!"
- Beyond reproach
- "I'm telling the truth!"
- Trustworthy
- "I'm not kidding!"
- Upstanding
- "Really?"
- Lincolnesque adjective
- Up front
- I kid you not!
- True-blue
- "I'm telling the truth!"
- Forthright
- "I kid you not"
- Straight forward
- True
- 'No kidding'
- Genuine
- "That's the truth!"
- Like some mistakes
- Forthcoming
- "For real!"
- Unlike Iago
- With 4-Down, one-time White House nickname
- "I kid you not!"
- "Trust me!"
- Upfront
- Creditable
- With 68-Across, Lincoln's nickname
- Level
- "I'm not making this up!"
- Abe
- Candid
- Straightforward
- Straight
- Not deceptive
- Up-front
- ... Frank may be the son going astray
- Frank makes a house a home
- "No, really!"
- He's not crooked - just the opposite
- Free from guile
- Not lying
- Bob Dylan "___ With Me"
- Truthful Verve Pipe song?
- Band of Skulls song about being truthful?
- 311 "To Be ___"
- Not dissembling
- Fair and square
- Frank is about one's height
- Reliable - the son (anag)
- It takes an hour one way - truly
- Genuine - I promise you!
- See 1
- Frank develops with time
- Impartial intermediary(6, 6)
- Straight home on call
- Some telephones transmit direct
- Truthful in manner
- Upright and straightforward
- See 3
- See 15
- Unvarnished
- ... two little houses a little earlier, I assure you!
- Just puts a point on blunt end
- Hospital notes doctor finds reliable
- Whittles ahead of time - and that's no lie!
- See 8
- Perfect way to be virtuous
- Frank army holding Western Europe finally
- Frank? He's not involved
- Such toil can bring you a house and home
- Clean and polish stone
- "Do you really mean it?"
- To be fair, it's both house and home
- "For real?"
- On the ground, holding small upright
- Open
- Frank is no fibber
- "It's the truth!"
- "Truly!"
- Straight after, call home
- Adjective in Lincoln's nickname
- Unlikely to lie
- Fair
- Straight home after a hard round
- "I swear it's true!"
- "You should believe me!"
- ___ Abe (Lincoln's nickname)
- On the level
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 23, 2026
- Daily Quick - December 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 05, 2025
- Daily American - July 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 24, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 22, 2025
- USA Today - January 14, 2025
- Daily American - December 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 17, 2024
- LA Times - December 08, 2024
- USA Today - December 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 14, 2024
- Daily American - October 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 25, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 16, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 16, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 13, 2024
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