Clues for the word "INCH"
We've had 267 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 717 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on February 15, 2026.
Definition of inch
- n. - An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
- n. - A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.
- n. - A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.
- v. t. - To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- v. t. - To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- v. i. - To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
- a. - Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.
Referring Clues
- Creep
- Narrow margin
- Ruler unit
- Span fraction
- Distance between belt notches, maybe
- Move slowly
- Rainfall measurement
- Rock's Nine ___ Nails
- Foot division
- Tiny amount of progress
- Make a small move
- Short distance
- Creep (along)
- Mark of a ruler
- Progress slowly
- Rainfall measure
- Unit indicated by "
- 1/12 of a foot
- Ruler division
- 2.54 centimeters
- Move a little at a time
- Move very slowly
- Move along gradually
- Snowfall measure
- Ruler measure
- Snowfall unit
- Advance slowly
- Rainfall unit
- Barely move
- Screen-measuring unit
- Yard fraction
- Part of a foot
- Move bit by bit
- Foot part
- Crawl
- Mark of a ruler?
- Distance that spans 24-, 37-, and 48-Across
- Move at a worm's pace?
- Worm's measure?
- Yardstick division
- 1/36 of a yard
- Yardstick fraction
- Foot fraction
- Ruler fraction
- Advance at a snail's pace
- "Hedwig and the Angry ___"
- Stubborn people won't give one
- Ruler segment
- Slightest bit
- Take tiny steps
- Division on a 5-Down
- One of a foot's 12
- Move slightly
- Go at a snail's pace
- Ruling division?
- Fraction of a foot
- Yardstick unit
- Measure of length
- Move at a snail's pace
- Type of worm
- TV screen-measuring unit
- Rearranged chin that is part of a foot?
- Worm size
- About 1/39,000 of a kilometer
- Crawl at a snail's pace
- Mark of a good ruler?
- Kind of worm
- About 2.5 centimeters
- Narrow winning margin
- One twelfth of a foot
- Rainfall measurement unit
- Foot section?
- Move furtively
- Ruler marking
- Proceed very slowly
- Mark on a ruler
- Tiptoe or creep
- Word before "worm"
- Foot feature
- Move cautiously
- What a big tick on a ruler indicates
- Make slow progress
- Foot part?
- Go like a snail
- Opposite of race
- Ruler part
- Word derived from the Latin "uncia," meaning "one-twelfth"
- Part of the foot?
- Part of a foot?
- Minimal distance
- About 2.54 centimeters
- Part of the foot
- Small measure
- Move along slowly
- Waistline unit
- Go slowly (along)
- Offer to one who takes a mile?
- 1/12 of a ruler
- Centimeter's predecessor
- See 61-Across
- One-twelfth of a foot
- Progress very slowly
- Go forward, in a way
- Scottish island
- A diehard may not give one
- Foot twelfth
- "
- ' : Foot :: " : ___
- Foot segment
- Move stealthily
- Length unit
- Small unit of measure
- Linear measure
- Inseam unit
- Snow measure
- Kind of worm or meal
- Edge forward
- Part of a yard
- Part of a ruler
- Move very carefully
- Creep slowly
- Make very slow progress
- Edge
- Linear unit
- Twelfth of a foot
- Long mark on a ruler
- Move slowly (along)
- Waist-measuring unit
- Make glacial progress
- Tailor's unit
- Square ___
- Screen dimension unit
- Foot measure
- 1/12 of one foot
- Crawl (along)
- One of twelve in a foot
- Part of a foot (one of twelve)
- One of 12 in a foot
- Yardstick part
- About 25.4 mm
- Small measure in church
- 1/63,360th of a mile
- Move slowly (forward)
- Unit of length
- Yardstick tick
- Robert Palmer: "Give Me An ___"
- Nine ___ Nails
- Aerosmith "Big Ten ___ Record"
- Imperial unit
- Move (forward) slowly
- In certain charts it may indicate a mile
- Move slowly in order
- This is not Long Island
- 2.54 cm
- One of a 2 down in a foot
- Part of the foot and chin broken
- Move gradually
- Small distance
- One 63,360th of a mile
- See 12
- It's not far from Finchley
- Move very, very slowly
- Short measure
- Island where the devout may be found?
- Move slowly and cautiously
- Land in the Minch, perhaps
- Edge into church
- You have to go very slowly in Finchley
- It doesnÍt go far in church
- You'll get not very far in Finchley
- Advance slowly and cautiously, or steal quietly away
- One of the twelve islands?
- Move forward slowly and carefully
- Long Island in Scotland? No!
- Island of a certain charm
- 26 companion given short measure
- Long Island? Hardly
- Where mass is a measure?
- A small part of the foot?
- Move slowly at the altar, perhaps?
- Bird (not strong) found on Scottish island
- Closeness measure
- Measure
- Barometer unit
- Dieter's loss, maybe
- Creep (up)
- Unbudging, not giving an ___
- Creep (forward)
- 12th of foot
- Move slowly wearing check
- Tongue-in-cheek housing creep
- Little distance from island
- Including hand and part of foot
- See 18
- Moccasin chosen to cover part of foot
- Some say "Chin chin!" when they down a measure
- Creep, edge
- Scottish island: unit of length
- Move slowly in church
- Villain cheated a bit to make slow progress
- Measure songbird, excluding head
- Measure some mountain chains
- Distance covered by main character
- Church backing popular measure
- Measure necessary to restrain cheat
- Length of sermon in church
- Small island in Switzerland
- Very short distance by which winger misses header
- Nonmetric measure
- Tiny measurement
- "Give them an ___ and they'll take a mile"
- Standard measurement
- Move slowly in Winchester
- Small measurement
- Nine ___ Nails (Trent Reznor's rock band)
- Go way slow
- Foot unit
- Ruling division?
- Move by slow degrees
- A measure used in plainchant
- Nose (along)
- Measurement
- Advance super-slowly
- Unit of measure
- Island bird heading off
- Creep (towards)
- Make barely perceptible progress
- Small measuring unit
- Go very slowly
- Not far from the main channel
- Waistline measure
- Imperial unit of length
- Not far from a broken chin
- One of more than 1.6 million in a marathon
- Not far from the chin
- Move like a snail
- Diameter of a quarter, roughly
- Small ruler marking
- Unit for measuring bra band size
- Not give an ___ (be stubborn)
- Bra size chart unit
- Small amount to give
- Distance between belt holes, maybe
- One-___ punch (kung fu technique)
- Measurement unit
- One of a yardstick's 36
- Move from China - not a great upheaval
- The "i" in p.s.i.
- Foot component
- Give : ___ :: take : mile
- Sidle
- 1/12th of a foot
- Snowfall accumulation unit
- Move like a caterpillar
- One of 36 in a yard
- Segment of a ruler
- Roughly 2.54 centimeters
- One of 63,360 in a mile
- Foot part?
- Precipitation unit
- 1/7,920 of a furlong
- Hairdresser's unit of length
- Yardstick segment
- Move by small increments
- Move like a sloth
- Approximate diameter of a quarter
- Ruler mark
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - February 15, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 04, 2026
- Daily American - December 14, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 06, 2025
- LA Times - October 31, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 25, 2025
- Daily American - September 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 19, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 03, 2025
- Daily American - August 02, 2025
- New York Times - July 31, 2025
- Mirror Mini - July 29, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 24, 2025
- LA Times - July 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 18, 2025
- LA Times - July 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 08, 2025
- New York Times - July 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 20, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 12, 2025
- Daily American - May 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 14, 2025
- LA Times - April 25, 2025
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