Clues for the word "LEST"
We've had 91 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 759 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on February 12, 2026.
Definition of lest
- v. i. - To listen.
- n. - Lust; desire; pleasure.
- a. - Last; least.
- a. - For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.
- a. - That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
Referring Clues
- Kipling's "___ we forget!"
- For fear that
- Just in case
- "___ we forget..."
- In case
- It may come before we forget
- "___ we forget"
- First word on a military memorial
- Obsolescent conjunction
- "___ we forget ..."
- Avoiding the risk that
- "___ we forget ..."
- "___ we forget ..."
- "Take heed ___ any man deceive you": Mark 13:5
- "... ___ faith turn to despair": Romeo
- "___ we forget" (Kipling)
- "___ Darkness Fall" (L. Sprague de Camp novel)
- Out of concern that
- "___ we forget"
- "Don't be sweet, ___ you be eaten up": start of a Jewish proverb
- Opposite of provided
- "Beware ___ you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow": Aesop
- "___ we forget"
- ___ we forget
- "... ___ any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:9)
- Kipling's "___ We Forget"
- "___ we forget"
- In the event
- ". . . ___ faith turn to despair" (Shakespeare)
- ". . . ___ ye be judged"
- "Judge not, ___ ye be judged"
- Word stated before we forget
- It often comes before "we forget"
- "O, swear not by ... the fickle moon ... ___ that thy love prove likewise variable": "Romeo and Juliet"
- "For fear that"
- Perchance
- "___ we forget
"
- "... ___ faith turn to despair" (Shakespeare)
- "... ___ any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:9)
- "Don't be sweet, ___ you be eaten up": start of a Jewish proverb
- "O, swear not by ... the fickle moon ... ___ that thy love prove likewise variable": "Romeo and Juliet"
- ___ we forget
- "... ___ ye be judged"
- "Beware ___ you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow": Aesop
- ____we forget
- Obsolete "for fear that"
- In the event that
- '___ we forget'
- '___ we forget ...'
- "___ we forget ..." (Kipling)
- "___ we forget!"
- '___ there be any doubt ...'
- "... ___ any man should boast"
- 'Judge not, ___ ye be judged'
- It may come before we forget?
- Kipling uses it eight times in "Recessional"
- In case that
- Heaven forbid that
- "____ we forget ..." (Kipling)
- '... ___ ye be judged'
- "___ we forget ... "
- It comes before we forget?
- To avoid the risk that
- Old-style "for fear that"
- Or else
- Fearing that
- "___ we forget"(Kipling)
- Fearing that, old-style
- Least heartless, just in case
- Just in case you need cholesterol reduction
- "___ that thy love prove likewise variable": Juliet
- For fear that; in order to prevent
- Goods and chattels kept in case
- In real estate, just in case
- In order to avoid
- Word with "we forget"
- Lets loose just in case
- "___ I should prove the mother of fools": Shakespeare
- "Beware ___ anyone cheat you": Colossians
- For fear of being in a humble state
- In a terrible struggle, it's for fear
- Cautionary word
- To avoid the risk of
- "For fear that," in 1721
- A word before we forget?
- In the unfortunate event that
- *Whom Holmes tells "You do find it very hard to tackle the facts"
- Cautionary conjunction
- "___ we forget" (Kipling phrase)
- In order not that
- "___ we forget" (Kipling line)
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - February 12, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 05, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 31, 2026
- LA Times - January 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 25, 2025
- Daily American - December 21, 2025
- LA Times - December 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - December 02, 2025
- LA Times - December 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 27, 2025
- Daily American - November 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 16, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 05, 2025
- Daily American - October 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 27, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 13, 2025
- Daily American - July 12, 2025
- New York Times - June 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 09, 2025
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