Clues for the word "MORTAR"
We've had 60 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 105 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on January 11, 2026.
Definition of mortar
- n. - A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
- n. - A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
- n. - A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.
- v. t. - To plaster or make fast with mortar.
- n. - A chamber lamp or light.
Referring Clues
- Shell thrower
- Hod filler
- Big gun
- Military shell thrower
- Pestle's partner
- Mason's "glue"
- Weapon using high-arcing ammo
- Cement mixture
- Bricklayer's material
- Mason's mixture
- Brick bond
- Masonry binder
- Gun, building material
- Bricklayer's bonding material
- Pestle partner
- Pestle go-with
- Gap-filling material
- Gap-filling material
- Brick holder
- Bricklaying material
- Bricklayer's stuff
- Bricklaying mixture
- Shell shooter
- Partner of bricks?
- Bricklayer's paste
- Masonry mixture
- Cannon with a short barrel
- Mason's material
- What covers many blocks?
- Building cement
- Building cement
- Bricklayer's cement
- Bricklayer's supply
- Weapon usually fired between a 45° and 90° angle
- Bricklayer's putty
- Cement
- Builder's requisite - a bit of mustard or salt
- Piece of artillery that's used by builders?
- 16's grinding partner
- May help in building a house, or destroying it
- Bonding for brickwork - small cannon
- It may help in building up or knocking down a house
- Artillery weapon - building mixture - vessel with a pestle
- Masonry bond
- Material for building missile launcher
- Hawk carries this weapon
- Brick partner
- Small cannon with a short range
- Mason's binder
- Piece of artillery that's used by builders?
- Building material
- ___ and pestle
- Cannon
- Partner of pestle
- Bomb-thrower
- Bond for bricks
- Brick and ___
- Partner of a pestle
- Headgear worn at graduation
- Grinding vessel
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - January 11, 2026
- LA Times - December 04, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - November 24, 2025
- LA Times - November 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 08, 2025
- New York Times - September 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 29, 2025
- LA Times - May 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 07, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 24, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 12, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 23, 2024
- LA Times - October 18, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 15, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 02, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 31, 2024
- Mirror Daily - March 27, 2024
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