Clues for the word "NORTH"
We've had 175 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 255 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 23, 2026.
Definition of north
- n. - That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.
- n. - Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
- n. - Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
- a. - Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.
- v. i. - To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
- adv. - Northward.
Referring Clues
- What's up at Rand McNally?
- Needle point?
- Bluecoats, with "the"
- Needlepoint?
- Up
- Toward cooler weather, say
- Oliver, who employed Fawn Hall
- Iran-contra name
- Bridge seat
- Grant's side in the Civil War
- Monitor's side
- With 23-Across, a guiding light
- Civil War side
- It may be due ... but never overdue
- Up, on a map
- Mossy side of a tree
- Pole position?
- Toward the Arctic
- Confederacy foe, with "the"
- Colonel involved in Iran-Contra
- Part of NAFTA
- Towards the top of the atlas
- Dummy, in bridge columns
- Direction to find Santa
- Bridge position
- Up, on maps
- Bridge-column dummy
- Union
- Compass point
- See 36-Across
- Where snowbirds go in spring
- Irangate figure
- ___ Sea
- Toward the Arctic Circle
- Cardinal point
- Up, on most maps
- Part of 41 Across
- "___ to the Future" (Alaska motto)
- Magnetic direction
- What's up with Rand McNally?
- What's up?
- Bridge bidder, perhaps
- Glinda the Good's domain, in film
- Word with magnetic or true
- Contragate figure
- Film flop directed by Reiner
- Side in the Civil War
- Straight up?
- ___ Sea
- "___ to the Future" (Alaska motto)
- "___ Country" (2005 Charlize Theron film)
- Berton's The Mysterious______
- Rob Reiner film
- Way up?
- Our great white ______
- Where snowbirds come from
- Up on a map
- Needle heading
- Bridge player
- Home-ward bound, for Santa
- Homeward, to Santa
- Top of the world?
- Top of the charts?
- Homebound, to Santa Claus
- Toward the pole where Santa works
- Part 8 of a Canada Day quote
- Civil War victors
- 61-Down's opponent, with "the"
- Fox's "War Stories With Oliver ___"
- Start of Alaska's motto
- Robb Stark's realm in "Game of Thrones," with "the"
- With 58-Down, four-time destination for 56-Down
- Word with Sea or Star
- Tulsa-to-Topeka direction
- ___ Star
- ___ Dakota
- Up ___
- Prince George, AKA Gateway to the ______
- Civil war participant
- "___ to the Future" (Alaska's motto)
- Compass direction
- Arctic
- Kim's half of Korea
- NATO part
- Pole playing a part in television or theatre
- Pole in Pakistan or Thailand
- Compass bearing
- Santa's direction
- '88 Gerry Rafferty album "___ and South"
- Morissette, BTO, and The Guess Who are from up here
- Kanye's son
- Kanye's kid
- '03 Elvis Costello jazz album
- Russian Orthodox housing shown at the top of a map?
- Direction
- Point of thorn extracted
- Point of a thorn, possibly
- 12 by 13, 5 26 down, 26 across 27, or 9 plus 31, possibly
- The point of a crooked thorn
- Governor that entertained PM once
- Pole enthralled by Russian Orthodoxy
- Rounding Horn - about time to get lead navigational aid
- Woman with time for a chart topper?
- Function of the man or the woman at the top?
- Direction (5)WASATAB
- The highest point?
- Thin - or thick pared at edges
- Direction that's usually "up" on a map
- Bearing
- One of four bridge players
- Direction taken by PM
- Direction of old Tory PM
- Player put on top of the charts
- Way to go in tavern or theatre
- Heading up?
- Up on the map
- "True" compass point
- Opposite of south
- Quarter of 10 or 3
- Bridge player taking unorthodox part
- Direction found by old prime minister
- Point of compass
- Governor thought about point
- Magnetic or true?
- Lord Frederick ___--, 18th century PM
- Former PM, somewhat unorthodox
- A (fictional) wrath following its rhyme
- The point of 7 or 3?
- A cardinal point
- 0°
- True direction
- One way to point
- One way to go
- Bearing of player in the Iran-Contra affair
- Up on a globe
- The way to get frozen, perhaps?
- Up in map-reading
- With 105 Down, site of the Norwegian Trench
- ___ Pole
- PM once linked with partner in 19th-century novel
- Straight up, on maps
- Compass needle indication
- Higher-latitude than here
- Point of a thorn, possibly?
- Up, directionally
- South's opposite
- In cartography, the way up?
- True ___
- Realm of the god Boreas
- Where to go up
- Spring migration direction
- The direction of Bognor, think you?
- Straight up on a compass
- It might be due
- ___ Macedonia
- Union states
- Word with due or true
- The Union
- Zero degrees, on a compass
- See 44-Down
- Up, on a compass
- Start of two U.S. state names
- What "Bei" in "Beijing" means
- Jay or Oliver
- Part of Philly that Jill Scott is from
- Kim and Kanye's daughter
- 0°
- Sudan-to-Egypt direction
- The highest point?
- Polaris direction
- This direction gets neither to Southend
- Needle point?
- "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994)
- Wind direction
- First word in two U.S. state names
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 03, 2026
- New York Times - February 02, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 01, 2026
- LA Times - December 12, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 03, 2025
- New York Times - November 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - October 26, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 18, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 13, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - March 26, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 01, 2025
- Mirror Mini - December 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 18, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 30, 2024
- Daily American - September 24, 2024
- LA Times - September 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 30, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 16, 2024
- USA Today - May 30, 2024
- Daily American - April 09, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - March 09, 2024
- Your Life Choices - February 15, 2024
- Mirror Mini - February 07, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - February 01, 2024
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