Clues for the word "NOSTRUM"
We've had 48 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 60 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on September 08, 2026.
Definition of nostrum
- n. - A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.
- n. - Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
Referring Clues
- Patent medicine, e.g.
- Quack remedy
- Old-time remedy
- Quack medicine
- Cure-all
- Panacea
- Medicine show elixir
- Purported remedy
- Remedy for all ills
- Hypothetical remedy for all ills
- Patent medicine of highly questionable value
- Quack medicine - run most (anag)
- Favourite remedy or scheme
- No very good person needs spirit as a cure-all
- A number to play with supposedly curative powers
- No holy person takes alcoholic drink as a remedy
- Remedy anything but alcohol, sucker initially swallowed
- New 'otelier's strange potion
- Patent remedy
- Banjo banned? Dubious remedy
- Ineffective medical preparation
- Specious specific in no way unusual
- Remedy for Japanese drama - play idly
- North-east German's on the booze - it's supposedly medicinal
- Patent medicine
- No way liquor is favourite remedy
- Remedy in no way odd
- Remedy found in no way strange
- Spurious remedy
- Most run out of medicine
- Treatment for refusal to play guitar?
- Doctor R. Mount's patent medicine
- Simple, remedy
- Remedy
- Numbers find relief first in stomach remedy
- Patent medicine - not rums, unfortunately!
- Quack remedy in no way unusual
- Recall one hundred odd swallowing drop of special medicine?
- Patent medicine, in no way unusual
- No way drink is medicine!
- Turning endlessly to nurse: medicine's first remedy
- Cure-all? No
- Rum's not drunk as a remedy
- No saint takes strong drink as a remedy
- Quack creation
- Questionable remedy
- There's no way booze is a cure!
- Favourite remedy
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - September 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - June 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 07, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 24, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 09, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - February 07, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 07, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - June 24, 2022
- Guardian Speedy - October 29, 2017
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2017
- Guardian Quick - April 29, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 11, 2016
- Universal - July 05, 2016
- Chronicle of Higher Education - December 18, 2015
- Canadiana - September 21, 2015
- Guardian Quick - November 12, 2014
- Guardian Everyman - October 12, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - October 05, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - April 10, 2014
- Guardian Quick - January 30, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - September 19, 2013
- LA Times - July 06, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 18, 2013
- Guardian Quick - April 27, 2013
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