Clues for the word "MATE"
We've had 286 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 695 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on July 20, 2026.
Definition of mate
- n. - The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.
- n. - Same as Checkmate.
- a. - See 2d Mat.
- v. t. - To confuse; to confound.
- v. t. - To checkmate.
- n. - One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.
- n. - Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.
- n. - A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- n. - An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
- v. t. - To match; to marry.
- v. t. - To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- v. i. - To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one.
Referring Clues
- Chess finale
- Pal, Down Under
- Aussie buddy
- Bad news for the king
- Buddy
- "G'day" recipient
- Game ender
- Fool's ___ (two-move chess victory)
- One of a couple
- Game ending
- Pal from Down Under
- Wife
- Chess ending
- What a stocking needs
- Pal, in Perth
- What "++" means in Qe2++
- Pal in Sydney
- Certain game ending
- "G'day, ___!"
- Pal
- Second sock, say
- Captain's aide
- Game-ending word
- Chess player's cry
- Bloke
- Deck officer
- Spouse
- Final check
- The other shoe, e.g.
- Recipient of "G'day"
- Crew member
- Corner, as a king
- Outback buddy
- Pal, to an Australian
- Canberra comrade
- Left-hand glove, to the right
- Start a new generation
- Dovetail
- Sydney sidekick
- Chum, to Crocodile Dundee
- Other half
- One sock, to the other
- Aussie pal
- Life partner
- Perth pal
- Defeat at chess
- Adam, to Eve
- Fellow worker
- Chess objective
- Pal, to Crocodile Dundee
- Win at chess
- Running partner?
- Kasparov coup
- Win for Bobby Fischer
- Eve, to Adam
- Word with running or soul
- Left shoe, to the right shoe
- First ___ (ship officer)
- Tealike beverage
- Game-ending announcement
- Aussie's buddy
- It can follow the last word of this puzzle's five longest answers
- Friend of Adelaide
- Pal of Sydney
- Last word in chess?
- Husband or wife
- Captain's underling
- Partner
- Chess player's "I win"
- Second glove
- Endgame end
- "I win," in chess
- Last word in chess
- Win for Kasparov
- Chess win
- "G'day ___"
- Last word from Kasparov?
- What a sock needs
- Buddy, down under
- "G'day" recipient
- Coup in a certain board game
- Winner's check?
- One sock, to another
- Win for Fischer
- First person on a ship?
- Check chaser
- One of a pair
- Brisbane buddy
- Aussie's pal
- Significant other
- King's downfall, maybe
- Do more than check
- 9-Across ending
- Best on a chessboard
- Running ___
- Play or room follower
- "G'day ___"
- Chess player's "I win"
- "I win," in chess
- Other sock, say
- Fischer coup de grace
- Bad word for the king?
- Friend, in Australia
- Fischer finale
- Word signaling a king's downfall
- Counterpart
- Bud
- Ending for Kasparov
- Matching sock
- Better half, so to speak
- 26-Across, to an Australian
- Melbourne buddy
- 49 Down's pal
- Peahen, to a peacock
- Chess announcement
- Jane to Tarzan
- Crewman's crony
- End of a chess game
- Chess game ending
- Aussie's friend
- Word you hear before you flip over the chessboard
- Canberra chum
- Last word in a chess match
- Coup in a classic board game
- Capture a king
- Deck worker
- Australian pal
- Buddy in Australia
- ___ for life
- ___for life
- Pal at the barbie
- Board finish
- King's demise
- Kiwi's companion
- Buddy, in Leeds
- Tough call for a king
- Better half
- Ships officer
- King's downfall
- Pal of Sydney?
- Friend of Sydney
- "Game over," to Kasparov
- "G'day" speaker
- Soul ______
- Chess term
- Perfect match
- Counterpart in life
- Chum
- Aussie's amigo
- Play or school follower
- Winning move
- Hand on deck
- Final check?
- Topic to ask a fortuneteller about
- "Check and ___"
- Have a decisive chess win
- Bro
- One to say "G'day" to
- Ship's officer
- Other glove
- Game-ending call
- Impossible chess ending with a king and knight versus a lone king
- First ___ (Gilligan's job)
- One to whom you might say "G'day!"
- Australian friend
- Dating service success
- Word with soul or help
- Comrade
- Chess word
- Word with room or check
- Word with room or team
- Chess conclusion
- New team companion
- Pal (4)
- Down Under pal
- End of a chess game, for short
- Chess goal
- Subject of the "cloth or plastic" debate
- Chess closer
- Friend
- Final check, in chess
- Friend, in Fremantle
- Kaiser Chiefs: "Team ___"
- Fellow band member, to a Kiwi
- Tarrus Riley "Soul___"
- Fellow member, slang
- Streets "Dry your eyes, ___"
- Final check at chess
- Companion
- China 15's outcome
- Carry out final check for officer
- Sailor to finish the game on board
- Have sex with accent on tea
- It takes a lot to make tea for a friend!
- Friend that puts king in hopeless position
- China tea
- Mother didn't finish the tea
- My game, pal!
- You've lost, chum
- Team companion?
- Member worried partner
- Couple from China?
- Marry - friend
- Friend for tea
- Pirate address
- Check for a win?
- #, in chess notation
- Missing sock
- Game-ending move
- Defeat in chess
- Kindred spirit, soul ___
- Tea when the game's over?
- Couple make the last move
- 8's endgame?
- Time in West China
- Cooked meat for tea
- Companion is to marry
- See 11
- China winning? Check!
- Move at chess, first of moves at the end
- Australian slang for "friend"
- Chess player's friend?
- Friend found in 42-Across
- Ninth word ...
- Another end of a chess game
- Half of a pair
- Decisive chess victory
- Win game of chess with friend
- Chess player's "You lose!"
- Team playing in China
- What "#" means in chess notation
- Win for Polgar
- ___ in two (common chess puzzle)
- Nala, to Simba
- One of a pair of gloves, to the other
- Man put away wife
- Final chess check
- Team regrouping for end of game
- Ram, for a ewe
- Spassky's goal
- Nautical officer
- Game's end
- Each animal in Noah's Ark had one
- Close friend
- King's capture
- "G'day" addressee
- Smee, to Hook
- Buck, for a doe
- Match, or end of a chess match
- Friend Down Under
- Chess conclusion, informally
- Down Under bud
- First ___ (Gilligan's post)
- Chess master's triumphant cry
- ___ in three (chess challenge)
- Aussie pal, or what can follow each word in the answers to starred clues
- Australian fellow
- Second sock
- Suffix for "class" or "room"
- Check for a winner?
- Mare, to a stallion
- Half a matched set
- Follower of "room" or "soul"
- Deckhand
- Suffix for "room" or "team"
- Ending for "class" or "room"
- Problem for a king
- Final check?
- Chess victory
- Odd sock's lack
- Aussie term of address
- Chess player's goal
- Winning move in chess
- Team companion?
- Shipboard buddy
- "G'day, ___!" (Australian greeting)
- Win in chess
- Brit's pal
- Pub pal
- Start a family, or finish a game
- King-toppling move
- Fellow Down Under
- ___ in three
- Join
- Check a final time?
- Londoner's pal
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - July 20, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - July 12, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2026
- Daily American - June 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 28, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - June 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 10, 2026
- Daily American - May 21, 2026
- LA Times - May 14, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - April 13, 2026
- Daily American - April 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 29, 2026
- Daily American - March 29, 2026
- LA Times - March 27, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 25, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2026
- New York Times - March 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 10, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 23, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 23, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 15, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 18, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 02, 2025
- Daily American - November 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 11, 2025
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