Clues for the word "MOTLEY"
We've had 28 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 46 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 21, 2025.
Definition of motley
- a. - Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
- a. - Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
- n. - Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
- n. - A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
- n. - Hence, a jester, a fool.
Referring Clues
- Parti-colored
- Kind of crew
- ___ Crüe
- Varied
- Diverse
- Multi-colored garment of a jester
- Crüe-ish?
- Ragtag
- Fool's attire
- Multicolored
- Multi-colored
- Disparate
- Colorfully diverse
- Very varied
- Variegated in colour
- Raggle-taggle
- Assorted
- Of varied character
- Foolishly mixed?
- Assorted tipple initially drunk by Quiptic setter
- Spotted motorway leading to Yorkshire town
- Opposite of "cookie-cutter"
- Mixture only a fool would wear
- Like a heterogeneous crew
- ___ Crue
- Foolish mixture to wear?
- Foolishly mixed?
- ___ Crüe
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 02, 2025
- LA Times - March 08, 2025
- Daily American - January 10, 2025
- New York Times - December 19, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 19, 2024
- Daily American - January 11, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 19, 2023
- Penny Dell Sunday - May 14, 2023
- Daily American - January 10, 2023
- New York Times - March 26, 2022
- Daily American - January 11, 2018
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - February 26, 2017
- Daily American - January 10, 2017
- New York Times - December 08, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 12, 2015
- New York Times - June 13, 2014
- Washington Post - February 13, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 15, 2013
- Universal - January 03, 2013
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 15, 2012
- Netword - November 03, 2012
- LA Times Sunday - October 14, 2012
- New York Times - September 14, 2012
- USA Today - February 14, 2012
- LA Times - July 10, 2011
- Guardian Everyman - January 23, 2011
- LA Times - December 12, 2010
- Universal - August 01, 2010
- And in 16 more crossword puzzles...