Clues for the word "MYSTERY"
We've had 38 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 55 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on July 24, 2026.
Definition of mystery
- a. - A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.
- a. - A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries.
- a. - The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
- a. - Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
- n. - A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.
- n. - A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century.
Referring Clues
- Whodunit
- Head-scratcher
- See 52-Across
- Open case
- Something to figure out
- Agatha Christie offering
- Whodunit, for example
- Carolyn Keene's genre
- Christie product
- crime investigation for Miss Marple
- Book genre
- Book genre
- PBS series
- Agatha Christie genre
- Queen's field
- Queen's genre
- Agatha Christie's genre
- What often comes with a twist?
- Enigma
- Conundrum: drug with a title in report?
- Riddle
- Loveless person giving away nothing in this writer's thriller
- Puzzle is Boatman's tale: love lost, embracing life at last
- It's a question of who dun it
- Something baffling
- My story, with one alternation, becomes a play
- Mr E. is said to be an enigma
- Setter's clues finish with attempt to include note that is intriguing
- Puzzle setter's setter regularly takes up a short time
- See 31 across
- Unsolved situation
- Case that hasn’t been closed?
- Genre of the Edgar Awards
- Crime story
- Unexplained event
- Sue Grafton offering
- "Cozy" literary genre
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Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - July 24, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 06, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - December 07, 2025
- New York Times - April 24, 2025
- LA Times - February 25, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 28, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 10, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 31, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - October 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 08, 2023
- Your Life Choices - April 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - November 22, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - November 16, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - November 28, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - October 09, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 12, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - June 03, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 29, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 28, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - March 16, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 24, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 16, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 09, 2014
- Family Time - July 21, 2013
- New York Times - July 20, 2013
- Universal - January 15, 2013
- Guardian Quiptic - December 10, 2012
- LA Times - December 08, 2012
- And in 25 more crossword puzzles...