Clues for the word "KEEN"
We've had 160 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 581 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on April 08, 2026.
Definition of keen
- superl. - Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
- superl. - Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
- superl. - Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
- superl. - Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
- superl. - Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
- v. t. - To sharpen; to make cold.
- n. - A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
- v. i. - To wail as a keener does.
Referring Clues
- Fine-edged
- Honed
- Sharp
- Insightful
- Hot to trot
- Eager
- Lament loudly
- Very sensitive
- Wail like a banshee
- Razor-sharp
- Sharp as a tack
- Neato
- Biting
- Penetrating
- Sharply focused
- Nifty
- Like an eagle's vision
- Itching (to)
- Peachy follower
- Wail
- Quick-witted
- Jim-dandy
- Wail loudly
- Avid
- Well-honed
- Peachy
- Champing at the bit
- Rapierlike
- Acutely sensitive
- Finely sharpened
- Zealous
- Acute
- Sharp, as intellect
- Perceptive
- "Peachy-___!"
- Astute
- Intense
- Sharp-edged
- Finely honed
- "Neato!"
- Mentally acute
- Sharp, as wits
- Well sharpened
- Well-sharpened
- Sharp, as an appetite
- Enthusiastic
- Old-time radio sleuth
- Peachy-___
- Finely-sharpened
- Eager or enthusiastic
- On the bright side
- In old slang, it was a peachy follower
- Sharp-witted
- Peachy ___
- Gung-ho
- Intellectually acute
- Highly perceptive
- It may be peachy
- Peachy follower?
- Quick on the uptake
- Highly sharpened
- Acute, as vision
- Like an eagle's eye
- Enthusiastic cry
- "Peachy-___!"
- Fresh from honing
- Peachy-___
- Lament
- Not dull
- Bang-up
- Ardent
- Having a sharp edge
- Perceptive, sharp
- Intelligent
- Piercing
- Cutting
- Passionate
- Sound like a banshee
- Very perceptive
- Highly developed
- "Peachy ___"
- Not too ___ on; disliking
- Intellectually sharp
- Highly honed
- What was once cool?
- Sharp, as vision
- "Mama" actor Malcolm
- Very sharp
- On the ball
- Sharp-sighted
- Excited about, with "on"
- Obsessed, in a way
- Really eager
- Discerning
- Showing great interest
- Intense or sharp
- Very sharp, as vision
- Sharp, as eyesight
- Shrewd
- Sharpened
- Sharp or vivid
- Very sharp, as wit
- Shrewdly astute
- Astute jammer
- Texas singer/songwriter Robert Earl
- "Walking Distance" Robert Earl
- Agog to see Wounded Knee
- Anxious to get knowledge about the East
- Anxious to have a cut?
- Like the wind in parts of Kesteven!
- Sharp - avid
- Lamented, say, back from sharpened blade
- Eager - lament
- Fierce - sharp
- Eager - to lament the dead
- Sharp - lament
- Piercing cry
- Highly developed, as eyesight
- Having a strong or impatient wish
- Acute, as eyesight
- Incisive
- Like a hound's nose
- Fond of, ___ on
- Wanting to cry?
- Intense lamentation
- Sharp cry
- Willing to mourn
- Razor-edged
- Avid, enthusiastic
- Wanting to cry
- Texan singer-songwriter Robert Earl
- Sharp, as an intellect
- Excited
- Peachy ___ (nifty)
- Strongly wanting to do something
- Eager about, with "on"
- Eager to wail over the dead
- Razor-sharp, as vision
- Like an eagle's eyesight
- Having great interest
- Not dense
- Perspicacious
- Intent
- Lament like a banshee
- Like a hawk's eyesight
- Enthusiastic about, with "on"
- Cry like a banshee
- Mentally alert
- Penetrating, as intellect
- Anxious to know about England's capital
- Alert
- Anxious to get Livingstone out of the way!
- Ardent, even after a weekend
- Like a freshly sharpened knife
- Anxious to have a cut?
- Perceptive, as an eye
- Eager (to)
- Sharp and shrewd
- Mentally sharp
- Characteristic of a penetrating mind
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 08, 2026
- Daily American - April 07, 2026
- New York Times - March 08, 2026
- Daily American - February 07, 2026
- Daily American - December 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 18, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 11, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 22, 2025
- Daily American - August 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 31, 2025
- New York Times - July 28, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 27, 2025
- Daily American - June 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 10, 2025
- LA Times - June 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 28, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 18, 2025
- Family Time - February 02, 2025
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