Clues for the word "LICENSE"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 79 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on November 07, 2025.
Definition of license
- n. - Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors.
- n. - The document granting such permission.
- n. - Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety.
- n. - That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc.
- v. t. - To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to license a man to preach.
Referring Clues
- It may be poetic
- Poet's prerogative
- Permit
- Driving need
- Officer's request
- Hunter's need
- Driver's need
- Plate
- Poetic ___ (writer's liberty)
- Marriage requirement
- Officer's request, at times
- Certain plate
- Driver's ID
- Wedding need
- Hunter's purchase
- Carte blanche
- Sanction
- Requirement to hunt or drive
- Traffic cop's request
- Freedom
- Reckless driver's loss, possibly
- Wedding day need
- It grants permission to drive
- Permission
- Formal permission
- Request from a traffic cop, perhaps
- Trooper's request
- Driver's ___
- Proof of permission
- Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 29-Down
- Thing for legal drivers
- Driving permit
- ___ plate (automotive ID)
- Driver's ___ (official permit)
- Permit to break silence
- Grant formal permission (to)
- Permit beginner to have one free scene
- Gallic ensemble having to give permission
- Driving requirement
- Authorise
- Entitle
- Too much liberty
- Permit required for Gaelic ensemble
- Certificate
- Head's unwelcome visitors forged SEN permit
- Fishing need, often
- See 10-Down
- Official permit
- Liquor-serving permit
- Driving need?
- Word after "poetic" or "dramatic"
- "drivers ___" (Olivia Rodrigo song named for a form of ID)
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - November 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 08, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 20, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 26, 2024
- Daily American - May 28, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 21, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 03, 2024
- USA Today - January 29, 2024
- Mirror Mini - November 20, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 02, 2023
- USA Today - September 30, 2023
- Mirror Daily - August 24, 2023
- Mirror Daily - April 22, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2023
- Mirror Daily - January 24, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - December 28, 2022
- Mirror Daily - December 22, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 09, 2022
- Mirror Mini - November 20, 2022
- Mirror Daily - October 26, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - February 05, 2018
- Mirror Classic - January 26, 2018
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2017
- LA Times - November 23, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - October 08, 2017
- Universal - May 09, 2017
- Mirror Daily - May 08, 2017
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