Clues for the word "NAP"
We've had 439 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1353 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on April 11, 2025.
Definition of nap
- v. i. - To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
- v. i. - To be in a careless, secure state.
- n. - A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
- n. - Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
- n. - The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
- v. t. - To raise, or put, a nap on.
Referring Clues
- Tot's time-out
- The pause that refreshes?
- Pile
- Suede feature
- Drop off for a bit
- More than nod
- Raised fiber
- Not pay attention
- It may help you "catch up"
- Snooze
- Kindergarten break
- 40 winks
- Downy surface
- Drop off, maybe
- Afternoon break
- Towel feature
- Siesta
- Time out?
- Velvet pile
- Day break?
- Day break
- Nod off
- Flannel feature
- Fuzziness
- Get a little shuteye
- A few Z's
- Forty winks
- Doze
- Short snooze
- Break of a sort
- Down-and-out time?
- Brief time out?
- Afternoon treat, maybe
- Quick shuteye
- Not be alert
- Short respite
- Break
- Catch a few Z's
- Quick rest
- Tennis ball feature
- High fiber?
- Quick refresher
- Pause that refreshes
- Be off one's guard
- Go out for a bit?
- Carpet fuzz
- Occasion to recharge
- Break in the day
- Kindergarten "time"
- Rest
- Some Z's
- Daytime drop-off?
- Tot's ritual
- Refreshing rest
- Afternoon refresher, perhaps
- Toddler's break
- Fuzz
- Break for a parent
- Afternoon break, perhaps
- Kindergartner's break
- Short sleep
- Brief rest
- Toddler's downtime
- Quick snooze
- Conk out on the couch
- Catch forty winks
- Catch some Z's
- Baby's break
- Down or down time
- Tot time-out
- Midday refresher
- Fuzzy surface texture
- Pile on the rug
- Time out for a tot
- Fabric fuzz
- Break for a toddler
- Down time?
- Sack out briefly
- Nursery school routine
- Tot's time out
- Catch up on one's sleep
- Midday snooze
- Short time out
- Recharging aid
- Recover from sleep deprivation
- Midday pre-K break
- Playdate follower, perhaps
- R&R activity
- Preschooler's downtime
- Drop off
- Pause that refreshes?
- Pile of warm clothing?
- Power ___ (exec's break)
- Word after power or cat
- Carpet feature
- Rest of the day
- Fiber finish
- Moleskin feature
- Kindergartner's snooze
- Fabric feature
- Pile feature
- Abduction suffix
- Relax on the red-eye, say
- Doze a bit
- Rug feature
- Cloth surface
- Shuteye session
- Afternoon refresher
- Carpet quality
- Catch some Zs
- Drop off, perhaps
- One way to take a break
- When you're out for a while
- One way to revitalize
- Type of time-out
- Preschooler's dread
- Grab a few winks
- Rug texture
- Toddler's ritual
- Take a siesta
- What cats are prone to do
- Carpet characteristic
- Siesta activity
- Get a little shut-eye
- Brief refresher
- Carpet factor
- Daytime refresher
- Something you may get caught taking
- Be unaware of imminent danger
- Preschool activity
- Hour of down time?
- Down-and-out time-out?
- Light shuteye
- Toddler's midday event
- Break for a parent or toddler
- Toddler's midday break
- ___ time
- Entry in a baby's schedule
- Be off-guard
- Velour hallmark
- What you may do when you're beat
- Short rest
- Break, of a sort
- Afternoon snooze
- Toddler's need
- Hammock session
- Be off guard
- Babysitter's break
- Preschool ritual
- Tot's break
- Go out for a while?
- Siesta taken by this puzzle's longest answers
- Cranky person's need
- Time-out of a sort
- Boxing day necessity
- Take forty winks
- Cat ______
- It might be taken mid-afternoon
- Sleep at one's desk, say
- See 92-Down
- Short time-out
- Catch 40 winks
- Little break
- Go out during the day?
- Cat's pause?
- Brief sleep
- Drop off briefly
- Fleece feature
- Brief break
- Refresher at work (if you have your own office)
- Brief time out
- Hammock snooze
- Sort of break
- Entry in baby's agenda
- Kindergarteners' break
- Entry on baby's agenda
- Entry on Garfield's agenda
- Brief slumber
- Rest period
- Short shuteye
- Brit : lie-down :: Yank : ___
- Break for a toddler and parent
- Short break of a sort
- Afternoon indulgence
- Carpet pile
- Refresher
- Bit of shuteye
- Bit of shut-eye
- Bit of a lie-down
- Bit of rest
- Noon swoon
- Break for sleepyheads
- Unconscious act?
- Short break
- Recover from an all-nighter, say
- Go out in the afternoon?
- Be inattentive
- Power ___
- It can be felt on felt
- Tot's timeout
- Toddler's midday siesta
- Some fuzz
- Part of a baby's daily schedule
- Treat jet lag, perhaps
- Rugrat's break
- Take a break, in a way
- Preschool downtime
- You might take it lying down
- Snort snooze
- Quick refreshment
- Fuzzy fiber ends
- Not a deep sleep
- Something Garfield often takes
- Rest of the afternoon
- Brief respite
- See 20-Across
- Toddler's noontime break (3)
- Cat's wink
- Sleep for far less than eight hours
- Something taken in a hammock
- Carpet texture
- Quiet break
- Hardly a deep sleep
- Quick time-out
- Toddler's afternoon ritual
- Day care break
- Afternoon activity for a toddler
- Kid's time out?
- Jet lag remedy, perhaps
- Cat chaser?
- Few Z's
- Rest of the afternoon?
- Not pay attention at all
- Midday break
- Item on a rugrat's agenda
- Snooze like a cat
- Tennis-ball feature
- Velvety surface
- Get some Z's
- Forty winks constitutes one
- Refresher of a sort
- Baby's downtime
- Experience a minor crash?
- Day-care break
- It refreshes
- Doze briefly
- Spend time in a hammock, say
- Fuzzy side of leather
- Recharge midday
- Midday sleep
- Tennis ball fuzz
- Take a time out?
- Catch a few Zs
- Preschool break
- Brief lie-down
- Kid or cat attachment
- Fail as a night guard, say
- 40 winks, collectively
- An hour of sleep, e.g.
- Baby's time-out
- Lie-down
- What a couch may be preferred over a bed for
- Be out for a bit?
- Brief siesta
- Quiet time at day care
- Restorative ritual
- One may be taken under a tree
- Attachment to "kid" and "cat"
- Midafternoon break
- Afternoon rest
- Sort of day break
- Daily ritual for Einstein and Edison
- Repose
- Catch a wink
- Sleep
- Brief doze
- Fabric pile
- Brief snooze
- Short sleeping period
- Baby's daily ritual
- What a sleepy person may take
- Daytime sleep break
- A short sleep
- Crash for a few
- Sleep in the daytime
- (K)Short sleep
- Get a little rest
- Get some rest
- Little refresher
- Sleep break
- Sleep in the afternoon
- Afternoon sleep
- Fuzzy fabric feature
- It's no deep slumber
- Sleep during the day
- Felt surface
- Intermittent sleep
- Tour break activity
- Catch a few z's on tour
- This can happen on tour bus
- Grueling tour day break
- Tour break?
- Brief tour time-out
- Tour mini-break
- Kip
- Card game - quick sleep
- Can you play it in your sleep?
- Rest of the game
- Can you play it with your eyes closed?
- Rest of the green apples?
- Can you play it with your eyes shut?
- A refreshing extract of senna pods
- Predict probable winner, rest not lasting long
- A snooze on the carpet?
- Tip for winning card game
- Refreshing break
- Daydreamer's activity?
- Sleep - card game - fibres on a snooker table
- Racing certainty
- Cranky baby's need
- Some shut-eye
- Can you make a pile playing it?
- Count a few sheep
- Hall of Famer Lajoie
- Period of inactivity
- Afternoon respite
- Kid's time out?
- Cat or dog tail?
- The rest of the game
- Drop off pile
- Snatch forty winks in break, after saying goodbye to son
- Day break?
- Revitalizing break
- Quick sleep
- Drift off for a bit
- Snooze on the couch
- Drift off for a while
- Sleep for a little while
- Time out?
- Sleep at 2 p.m., perhaps
- Greek god comes back for forty winks
- Dagwood's wood-sawing
- Fuzzy surface
- Energy restoration source
- A pile of green apples
- Quick visit to Morpheus
- Something taken lying down
- "Power" break
- Game on the snooker table?
- 20 winks
- Quick break
- Drift off briefly
- Brief retirement
- Card game
- Rip Van Winkle had a long one
- Short light sleep
- Wet ___
- Recharge of a sort
- Sleep at 2:30 p.m.
- Something you might grab in a hammock
- Siesta, e.g.
- Daytime snooze
- Pile of clothing?
- The rest may be had after a meal
- A snooze on the carpet?
- A toddler may dread taking one
- Sack out
- A toddler may be put down for one
- Give in to jet lag
- Break when you're out
- Word with very different meanings after "dog" and "cat"
- Babysitter's break time, perhaps
- Doze off
- Break for mommy and baby
- Cause of tennis-ball spin
- Cat activity
- Midday break of a sort
- Little downtime
- Preschool snooze
- A sleep that can last for 20 minutes
- Velvet feature
- Quick time out?
- Baby's sleepy break
- 19-Across's downtime
- It's rarely taken at night
- Recharge, in a way
- Sleep briefly
- Word after "cat" or "power"
- Down time?
- Baby's sleep break
- A pile of canapes
- Nod off briefly
- Pile of green apples?
- Little shut-eye
- Edison workday ritual
- Sleep in preschool
- Sleep for 20 minutes
- Can you play it in your sleep?
- Rest of the game?
- Can you play it with your eyes closed?
- Catch a few winks
- Get some quick sleep in
- Rest of the green apples?
- A cranky person might need one
- Can you play it with your eyes shut?
- Snooze at 2:45 p.m.
- Rest of the day?
- Common Thanksgiving activity
- Sleep during preschool
- Sweater fuzz, e.g.
- Baby's afternoon downtime
- Short bit of sleep
- Go out for a bit?
- Result of a crash?
- What someone yawning might need
- Hammock "activity"
- Take a midday snooze
- Suede property
- Time out in pre-K?
- Many people do this on January 1
- Rest of the pile
- Snooze for a bit
- Get some shut-eye
- Get some afternoon rest, say
- Part of a day care schedule
- Rest in a sleep pod
- Doze off for a bit
- Midafternoon snooze
- Part of a newborn's schedule
- Can you make a pile playing it?
- Alternative to an energy drink, perhaps
- Preschooler's snooze
- Bad thing to do during a meeting
- Toddler's need, maybe
- Short time out?
- The ___ Ministry: "Rest Is Resistance" organization
- Word with cat or power
- Midday power-up
- Short retirement?
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - April 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2025
- LA Times - April 03, 2025
- New York Times - March 28, 2025
- New York Times - March 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 15, 2025
- USA Today - March 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 05, 2025
- Daily American - March 05, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 05, 2025
- LA Times - February 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 22, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 20, 2025
- USA Today - February 20, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - February 13, 2025
- LA Times - January 29, 2025
- LA Times - January 27, 2025
- LA Times - January 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 23, 2025
- LA Times - January 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 09, 2025
- USA Today - January 03, 2025
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