Clues for the word "MATERNAL"
We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 48 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on December 05, 2025.
Definition of maternal
- a. - Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.
Referring Clues
- Kind of instinct
- It may precede "instinct"
- Motherly
- Like some instincts
- Nurturing
- ___ instinct
- Like one set of grandparents
- Being motherly makes little material difference
- Like the heredity of mitochondrial DNA
- To a degree learnt to adapt to become like one's mother
- Couple with servicemen by the side of the dam
- Alter man to become loving?
- Mother's always going on, losing head after morning's over
- A bird takes in complaint of 8
- Motherly resolution to alter man?
- Of a mother
Last Seen In
- New York Times - December 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 25, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 16, 2024
- Daily American - June 04, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 12, 2023
- Daily Quick - May 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - March 22, 2023
- Mirror Daily - January 21, 2023
- Daily Quick - December 30, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 16, 2022
- Mirror Daily - August 10, 2022
- Penny Dell Sunday - June 26, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 24, 2018
- Daily Quick - October 12, 2017
- USA Today - August 03, 2017
- LA Times - July 08, 2017
- Mirror Daily - May 29, 2017
- Daily Quick - May 15, 2017
- Mirror Daily - May 29, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 11, 2016
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - November 08, 2015
- And in 18 more crossword puzzles...