Clues for the word "LAD"
We've had 275 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1307 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on December 12, 2025.
Definition of lad
- - p. p. of Lead, to guide.
- n. - A boy; a youth; a stripling.
- n. - A companion; a comrade; a mate.
Referring Clues
- Chap, affectionately
- Terhune's "___: a Dog"
- Shaver
- Young chap
- Schoolboy
- Youth
- Horatio Alger sort
- Lassie's mate
- Stripling
- Terhune title character
- Bucko
- Young boy
- Boy
- Nipper
- Sprout
- Young one
- It's a boy
- Little fella
- Bannockburn boy
- Young 'un
- Little kiltie
- Sonny boy
- Cub scout, say
- Little shaver
- "Carry the ___ that's born to be king" ("Skye Boat Song" line)
- "Cupid is a knavish ___": "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
- Young fellow
- "Sing me a song of a ___ that is gone": Stevenson
- Irish fellow
- Youngster
- Extol
- Knickers wearer
- Huck Finn, e.g.
- Pip at the start of "Great Expectations," e.g.
- Sonny
- Fellow
- Little guy
- Young man
- Young kiltie
- "When I was a ___..."
- Lass's mate
- Clansman's son
- Whippersnapper
- Tiny guy
- Male youth
- Edinburgh boy
- Young male
- Adolescent boy
- Young guy
- Terhune's title dog
- Youthful fellow
- Boyo
- "When I was a ___ ..."
- Bar mitzvah, e.g.
- Little fellow
- Terhune dog
- Little dude
- Chap
- 110-Down partner
- Terhune collie
- Young fella
- Terhune's collie
- Kid
- Highlands tyke
- "A Shropshire ___"
- Shropshire individual
- Male youngster
- Housman's was from Shropshire
- Man of tomorrow
- Eton attendee, perhaps
- Small boy
- Terhune's hero
- Young gent
- Highland boy
- Young feller
- Albert Payson Terhune pooch
- Scottish kid
- Terhune's admirable dog
- "___: A Dog" (1962)
- Terhune's dog
- Male child
- "A Shropshire ___"
- Every man, once
- Man in the making
- Little man
- Young bagpipe player, maybe
- A. E. Housman's "A Shropshire ___"
- Whipper snapper
- Scot's son
- Highlands youth
- Pip of "Great Expectations," e.g.
- Fictional dog
- Kilted boy
- Wee fellow
- Hobbldehoy
- Bristol boy
- Huck or Tom, e.g.
- Male nipper
- "Strapping" young fellow
- Minor, maybe
- Certain sprout
- Young buck
- Lass's pal
- Young bloke
- Terhune pooch
- Young fellow
- Small fellow
- Little boy
- Tyke
- Dundee shaver
- Address at a Scottish pub
- Fictional collie
- Lass's counterpart
- Strapping young guy
- Irish boy
- Wee little man
- Me boy-o
- Highlands boy
- Highland fellow
- "Wee" boy
- Half-pint
- Wee little fellow
- "A Shropshire ___" (Housman)
- Lassie's playmate
- Kilkenny kid
- Glasgow boy
- Tom or Huck
- Young Scot
- Kilted kid
- Young male Scot
- Young Pip, for one
- Laird's son
- Terhune's fictional collie
- Male Scottish youngster
- Wee little guy
- One in knickers
- ___ mag (Maxim or FHM)
- 20-Down's brother, e.g.
- Lass's partner
- Scottish boy
- Lass's friend
- Beau for a lass
- Any "Lord of the Flies" character
- Small strapper
- Lass's male counterpart
- Boy from Glasgow
- "There's a good ___"
- Dundee dude
- Young shaver
- "Wee" fellow
- Aberdeen kid
- Tot's elder
- Youthful man
- Finn, for one
- Tiny Tim, e.g.
- Minor chap
- Any young boy
- Terhune title dog
- Bloke
- Any Boy Scout
- Preteen
- Bonny type, maybe
- Literary collie
- Wee Scot
- Fella
- Junior
- Young boy, like Mario in "McElligot's Pool"
- Scottish kiddie
- Boy in Scotland
- Young boy, in Scotland
- Boy or tad
- Young Scottish boy
- Oingo Boingo "Only a ___"
- Canadian metalers Strapping Young ___
- Metal band Strapping Young ___
- Traditional song "Wagoner's ___"
- Stable worker
- Left a note for the boy
- Fellow of 50, nowadays
- Would he give pounds for a hardback?
- Chap of 50, nowadays?
- For whom Los Angeles is at the back of beyond!
- The chap left a note
- The boy is a little shorter than the woman
- For him, Los Angeles is at the back of beyond
- That poetic Shropshire chap?
- Palladium's youth centre
- He figures to tour central Spain
- One in a stable job?
- Youth left at the side of the road?
- The accolade would be too much for him
- Chap from Lechlade
- Chap left at the end of the road
- Has he a stable job?
- He shows some maladjustment
- Fifty these days is young
- Youth leaders in Leeds and Doncaster
- "___: A Dog"
- Early man?
- Penrod, for one
- The prince or the pauper
- Stable boy, in Britain
- --
- ___ & lass
- Boy, familiar
- Young man, in Scotland
- Little Scot
- Boy Scot
- U-turn from miss
- He's hardly the finished lady's man
- Child
- Kid in a kilt
- Highland kid
- Little chap
- Youth leaders in London and Dublin
- Chap glad to shed a little weight
- Juvenile sort
- Young man who follows the advice in 43-Down throughout this puzzle
- Young fellow making money nowadays
- Brit's bud
- Young pup
- Pub bud
- Fellow at a pub
- Young dude
- Will he never quite be a lady's man?
- Youth found in this puzzle's seven longest answers
- A chap of 50 nowadays?
- Bit of a blade, this fellow
- Boy, in Glasgow
- He gets a letter from a lady
- Pub pal
- Lassie's beau
- Young son
- Strapping young fella
- Boy, another way
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- That poetic Shropshire fellow?
- Matter-Eater ___ (superhero)
- Being loaded, he always has some women
- He's a bit of a blade
- "___: a Dog": 1962 film based on a 1919 novel
- Left notes for a young man
- That's 1,951 years ago, boy
- 94 Across fellow
- A Shropshire one is poetic
- Knickers wearer, maybe
- Boy or young man
- Boy in knickers, perhaps
- Edinburgh young'un
- Youth in stable employment?
- Li'l boy
- "Wee" fella
- Aberdeen boy
- Young man with an old heart nowadays
- He's making a Palladium appearance
- The youth some girl adores
- SoCal team
- Movie dog
- Would he give pounds for a hardback?
- Strapping young ___
- Chap of 50, nowadays?
- Any young boy in a 12-Across
- Any boy on a Scottish loch
- A.E. Housman's "A Shropshire ___"
- That poetic Shropshire chap?
- Chap left at a dead end
- Whom the Irish may call a gossoon
- One in a stable job?
- Youth left at the side of the road?
- Scottish little boy
- Has he a stable job?
- Wee chap
- Young fellow, to a Scot
- Man of the future?
- Chap in a stable situation?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - December 12, 2025
- New York Times - December 08, 2025
- LA Times - November 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 30, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 25, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 12, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 18, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2025
- Daily American - August 05, 2025
- LA Times - August 05, 2025
- LA Times - July 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 31, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 31, 2025
- Daily American - July 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 23, 2025
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