Clues for the word "LINGER"
We've had 39 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 90 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on December 31, 2025.
Definition of linger
- a. - To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.
- v. t. - To protract; to draw out.
- v. t. - To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as, to linger out one's days on a sick bed.
Referring Clues
- Persist
- Hang around
- Stick around
- Stay a while
- Extend one's stay
- Delay one's departure
- Wait around
- Hang in there
- Hang on
- Don't go off
- Stay awhile
- Dawdle
- Hang
- Tarry
- Delay
- Stay in hostel in Germany
- Loiter
- Underwear that's left to hang about
- Hang around, that is, in ladies' underwear
- Be in no hurry to go
- Stay for underwear that's missing
- Hang around to find underwear that is missing
- Hang on to underwear that is removed
- Tarry, hang about
- Hang about in ladies' underwear that is not visible
- Stay (on)
- Stay
- Stay with leader of group in ship
- Wait with German in passenger ship
- Hang around for underwear that is missing
- Stop first of guards boarding ship
- Dally in Berlin Germany
- Delay, loiter
- Delay departure
- Hang around after the party is over
- Stick around longer than necessary
- Stick around longer than expected
- Lallygag
- Hang behind
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - December 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 13, 2024
- Daily American - November 17, 2024
- Daily American - November 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 20, 2024
- Mirror Mini - September 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - July 08, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 21, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 08, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 05, 2024
- Mirror Mini - February 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 09, 2023
- USA Today - November 03, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - September 21, 2023
- Mirror Mini - September 18, 2023
- USA Today - August 23, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 31, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 06, 2023
- Mirror Mini - February 26, 2023
- New York Times - November 23, 2022
- Daily American - November 17, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 08, 2022
- And in 60 more crossword puzzles...