Clues for the word "JANUS"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 43 times in crosswords. It was last seen in King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph crossword on January 23, 2025.
Definition of janus
- n. - A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace.
Referring Clues
- He looks both ways
- God for whom a month is named
- Roman god who couldn't be sneaked up on
- Two-faced Roman god
- God who looked both ways
- Moon of Saturn
- Two-faced god
- Two-faced deity
- See 68-Across
- God on whose name Iago swears
- Roman two-faced god
- Judge has opening for God
- Did he become immortal by looking both ways?
- It took a month for us to name this god!
- The Romans imagined him to be two-faced
- Two-faced person
- Two-faced god of gates and doors - Guardian cryptic crossword setter
- God gives consent to German students
- Yes, before sunrise, he can look both ways at once
- That two-faced deity
- Roman god invoked by Iago
- Having two heads, a month was named after him
- Though two-faced, was worshipped
- Roman god of beginnings and endings
- Roman god of beginnings
- Did he become immortal by looking both ways?
Last Seen In
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 23, 2025
- Daily American - May 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 13, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 26, 2022
- LA Times - January 08, 2018
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 17, 2017
- New York Times - April 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 29, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 18, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 16, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 13, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - July 07, 2016
- New York Times - April 20, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 26, 2016
- Guardian Quick - October 26, 2015
- New York Times - September 25, 2014
- New York Times - April 07, 2014
- LA Times - October 28, 2012
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 05, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 19, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 23, 2011
- Netword - July 27, 2011
- Thinks Daily - October 04, 2010
- USA Today - September 10, 2009
- Guardian Quick - July 31, 2009
- Family Time - April 13, 2009
- Guardian Quick - March 20, 2009
- Netword - July 03, 2008
- Guardian Quick - April 07, 2008
- New York Sun - December 04, 2007
- And in 13 more crossword puzzles...