Clues for the word "KINK"
We've had 54 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 89 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on June 19, 2026.
Definition of kink
- n. - A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
- n. - An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
- v. i. - To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
- n. - A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.
Referring Clues
- Neck problem
- Hose problem
- Tight curl
- Garden hose crimp
- Twisted hose problem
- Pain in the neck
- Quirk
- Twisted section, as in a hose
- Neck stiffness
- Muscle stiffness
- Pain in the neck, maybe
- Rope twist
- Neck annoyance
- Painful spasm
- Bit of stiffness
- Flaw in the system
- Garden hose problem
- Unexpected wrinkle
- Eccentricity
- Idiosyncrasy
- Masseur's target
- Muscle twinge
- Twist
- Garden-hose twist
- Chain knot
- Twist, as in a chain
- Masseur's target, sometimes
- Hose hangup
- Glitch
- Crick
- Problem for a hose
- Twisted loop in string
- Sharp bend (in a wire) - quirk
- Sharp twist in wire or hair, perhaps
- Hitch in the plans
- Idiosyncrasy - sharp bend
- Sharp twist in something otherwise straight
- Twisted loop
- Neck woe
- Neck ache
- Twist in hose
- Twist head off lizard
- * Popular member of a 60s' group?
- Target for a masseur
- Twist in a garden hose
- Garden hose obstruction
- Flaw
- Unusual sexual preference
- Target for a masseuse
- Snarl
- Lasso annoyance
- Bend in a hose
- Sharp twist, as in a hose
- "My ___ Is Karma" (Chappell Roan song)
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - June 19, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 04, 2026
- LA Times - April 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 12, 2025
- LA Times - February 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 02, 2025
- New York Times - December 05, 2024
- Your Life Choices - November 11, 2024
- USA Today - August 24, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - May 30, 2024
- LA Times - February 24, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 14, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - February 27, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 21, 2022
- New York Times - March 09, 2022
- New York Times - January 22, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - December 18, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - September 03, 2017
- Universal - July 14, 2017
- Netword - June 28, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 12, 2017
- Netword - December 16, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - August 02, 2016
- Guardian Prize - March 26, 2016
- Family Time - February 21, 2016
- New York Times - February 11, 2016
- New York Times - February 09, 2016
- Netword - December 10, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 24, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 26, 2015
- And in 59 more crossword puzzles...