Clues for the word "JUG"
We've had 62 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 145 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 20, 2026.
Definition of jug
- n. - A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.
- n. - A pitcher; a ewer.
- n. - A prison; a jail; a lockup.
- v. t. - To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.
- v. t. - To commit to jail; to imprison.
- v. i. - To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
- v. i. - To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges.
Referring Clues
- Wine holder
- Water carrier
- Skiffle instrument
- Water holder
- Corked vessel
- Wine container
- Kind of band
- ___ band (kazoo-and-washboard group)
- "Little Brown ___"
- That's a crock!
- Hillbilly band instrument
- White lightning container
- Little brown container
- Corn liquor container
- Instrument in hillbilly bands
- "A ___ of Wine, a Loaf of Bread ..."
- Moonshine container
- Big house
- "Little Brown ___"
- Moonshine holder
- One with an ear and a small mouth
- Clorox container
- Makeshift band instrument
- XKE, briefly
- "A ___ of Wine, a Loaf of Bread ..."
- Ewer
- Quantity of moonshine
- Hooch holder
- Moonshine vessel
- Hoosegow
- Earthenware container
- Prison
- Container
- Pitcher
- ___-eared
- Big container
- Quanity of moonshine
- Cider container
- Corked container
- ___ wine
- Wine vessel
- Wine purchase
- Bleach container
- Cooler
- Put a cork in it
- Instrument in backwoods bands
- Bleach bottle
- Prison - vessel
- Container for a gallon of milk
- Growler, e.g.
- Large ceramic vessel
- Bluegrass instrument
- Milk container
- Pouring vessel
- Container of porridge (but does it clink?)
- Cider holder
- Container for cider or ale
- ___ ears
- Oft-corked container
- Makeshift instrument
- Instrument that might be played alongside spoons and a stovepipe
- Improvised instrument in folk music
Last Seen In
- New York Times - October 20, 2026
- LA Times - October 01, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - May 11, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - March 18, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - November 22, 2025
- LA Times - August 06, 2025
- LA Times - July 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 26, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 15, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 29, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 17, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - June 10, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 22, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 30, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 26, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 04, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - May 14, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - April 17, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 10, 2023
- Your Life Choices - March 06, 2023
- Your Life Choices - March 05, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 22, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - January 07, 2023
- USA Today - December 29, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - December 27, 2022
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 25, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - November 13, 2022
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