Clues for the word "HUMBUG"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 34 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on July 04, 2025.
Definition of humbug
- n. - An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
- n. - A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
- n. - One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.
- v. t. - To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
Referring Clues
- "Nonsense!"
- 'Bah!'
- Scrooge's word
- Nonsense!
- Bilgewater
- Hypocritical words
- With 34 Across, Scrooge's famous expletive
- Scrooge's "Nonsense!"
- 'Nonsense!'
- Retort from Scrooge is sweet
- Sweet smell – and something annoying
- Hard boiled sweet
- Minty sweet
- Boiled sweet - rubbish
- Nonsense creature's behind rank odour
- Spooner to cuddle vagrant? Nonsense!
- Nonsense - striped sweet
- The hi-fi's 'noise gremlin'? Nonsense!
- Fashionable doctor caught in embrace? That's sweet!
- Peppermint sweet - deception
- Pretentious talk - peppermint sweet
- Bunk
- A sucker for hypocrisy
- A lack of Christmas spirit behind embrace, according to Spooner
- Sweet murmur made by insect?
- Boiled peppermint sweet
- Deceptive talk
- Scrooge's cry
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - July 04, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 09, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 10, 2025
- USA Today - January 14, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 09, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - May 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 22, 2022
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 16, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - August 05, 2017
- Mirror Quick - July 21, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - June 09, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - May 10, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 03, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - January 19, 2017
- Guardian Quick - December 05, 2016
- LA Times - October 24, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 14, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 12, 2014
- Canadiana - December 30, 2013
- Guardian Quick - January 22, 2013
- Guardian Quick - September 20, 2012
- Universal - June 15, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - September 30, 2011
- Guardian Quick - August 29, 2011
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - March 04, 2007
- Guardian Quick - December 16, 2005
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 23, 2005
- Guardian Quick - September 17, 2005
- Guardian Quick - April 09, 2005
- And in 4 more crossword puzzles...