Clues for the word "LOOPHOLE"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 36 times in crosswords. It was last seen in USA Today crossword on March 16, 2025.
Definition of loophole
- n. - A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.
- n. - A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
Referring Clues
- Object of a tax lawyer's search
- Way out of a contract
- Way around a contract's terms
- Out
- Legal out
- Way around the law
- Escape clause
- Way around a law
- Tax lawyer's find
- One way out of a contract
- Way out
- Contract oversight
- Means of evading a law
- Originally, a castle-wall slit
- Exception
- Something exploited by a tax adviser
- Contract ambiguity to exploit
- One may be exploited
- Legal escape route
- Ambiguity (in rules) through which one can avoid punishment
- Means of escape for a railway line meeting a difficult situation?
- Flaw in a law
- Means to avoid quiet little vacation in Cornish town
- Stakes returned by sounding out all means to avoid law
- Way out with triumphal expression after toilet at the local
- Playing polo by hollow is way out
- Sneaky way out of swimming baths back to house on banks of lake
- Contractual escape clause
- Gap in the law
- Contract ambiguity that may be exploited
- Means of escape for a railway line meeting a difficult situation?
- Contract flaw
- Ambiguity in a contract
Last Seen In
- USA Today - March 16, 2025
- LA Times - January 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 06, 2023
- New York Times - June 30, 2023
- USA Today - December 07, 2022
- LA Times - November 13, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - December 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 05, 2017
- New York Times - January 26, 2017
- LA Times - December 07, 2015
- New York Times - June 18, 2015
- Universal - April 17, 2015
- Universal - July 04, 2014
- Guardian Quiptic - March 10, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - December 05, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 15, 2013
- Netword - June 16, 2012
- Universal - May 02, 2012
- Family Time - March 19, 2012
- USA Today - August 15, 2011
- New York Times - July 24, 2011
- Onion A.V. Club - March 02, 2011
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - September 13, 2009
- Washington Post - June 24, 2009
- LA Times - January 22, 2009
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 20, 2007
- LA Times Sunday - September 02, 2007
- Netword - July 05, 2007
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 22, 2006
- Guardian Cryptic - May 31, 2006
- And in 6 more crossword puzzles...