Clues for the word "NOVEL"
We've had 138 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 264 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on July 16, 2026.
Definition of novel
- a. - Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.
- a. - That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
- a. - News; fresh tidings.
- a. - A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love.
- a. - A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.
Referring Clues
- Wouk work
- Steinbeck work
- Unprecedented
- Trendsetting
- "Lord Jim" or "Lucky Jim"
- London production
- "The Catcher in the Rye," e.g.
- Romance, e.g.
- It's no short story
- Rice product
- King or Queen book, e.g.
- Fresh
- It's a long story
- Clancy creation
- "The Secret Life of Bees," e.g.
- Innovative
- Long work of fiction
- One of Jane Austen's six
- New
- Fictional work
- Work of fiction
- Never-before-seen
- Orwell's "1984" or Clarke's "2010"
- Steel product?
- Best-seller list entry
- Potboiler, often
- Movie source
- "Catch-22" or "Mila 18"
- King creation
- Ludlum genre
- Book of fiction
- Reason for an advance
- Film source, sometimes
- It could lead to an advance
- John Grisham work
- Waugh effort
- Cooper creation?
- Source for a movie, often
- Source for a movie, often
- Original
- Gothic romance
- Writer's work
- Romance, say
- Highly original
- Bestseller list entry
- Previously unknown
- Breaking new ground
- Different
- It's pure fiction
- Source for a movie, sometimes
- Offbeat
- "Catch-22," e.g.
- Prose narrative
- Author's output
- Atypical
- Stephen King output
- Not old hat
- "Mila 18" or "QB VII"
- Dickens work
- Cutting-edge
- Untried
- Freshly interesting
- James Joyce work
- Many a book club selection
- Longish work of fiction
- Unheard-of
- Dime ___
- New and exciting
- A work of fiction by a Pole about love
- Fresh or new
- New book?
- Fictional book
- Not an autobiography
- Like new and unusual music
- Jeff Farro band ___ American
- Book half a month online
- Coward's boxing very unorthodox
- Original story
- New fiction?
- Half-heartedly refrain from seasonal performance? That's unusual
- New way to make love (by the book)
- New way to make wild love
- Book number five doesn't take the whole shelf!
- Tale of ultimate passion and wild love
- New romance?
- New and intriguing
- "Emma" or "Ulysses"
- Volume in Christmas wrapping could be a bestseller
- Opposing introduction to Christmas book
- Unique
- Elie Wiesel's "Dawn," but not "Night"
- She could be strange
- Romance as we've never seen it before
- New book by J.K. Rowling, for example
- Unprecedented work of fiction
- Story of knight's unhappy love
- Unusual paperback?
- Original verse during Christmas
- Virtue's foremost in Christmas story
- Original piece of fiction
- Michener's "Alaska" or "Hawaii"
- New book?
- Groundbreaking
- No part of a travelogue is fiction
- "Moby Dick," e.g.
- Book with a plot
- Author's work
- Steinbeck product
- Way to make love by the book
- "Dracula" or "Frankenstein," e.g.
- Only half a month left for literary work
- Many a Kindle download
- Book
- Any of Grafton's "alphabet series"
- As a read, it can't be all enveloping
- Akwaeke Emezi creation
- Never encountered before
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "The Maltese Falcon"
- 26-Across, for one
- Fresh, new
- "The City We Became," e.g.
- Story bearing on wild love
- "Song of Solomon" or "The Color Purple"
- "Dream of the Red Chamber," e.g.
- New fiction?
- Kazuo Ishiguro creation
- Broken oven left as new
- "Harlem Shuffle," for example
- Candidate for a Booker Prize
- Toni Morrison's "Beloved," for one
- New and unusual
- Written about love in the North
- "Song of Solomon," for one
- "Mrs. Dalloway" or "The Hours"
- New-fashioned
- New romance?
- Book such as "Take My Hand"
- Strikingly original
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - June 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 07, 2026
- Daily Quick - June 04, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 14, 2026
- Mirror Mini - May 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 29, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - April 28, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 07, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 14, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 15, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 30, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 14, 2025
- New York Times - September 06, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 16, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 17, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 01, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 01, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 17, 2025
- USA Today - January 18, 2025
- Daily American - December 22, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 26, 2024
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