Clues for the word "OBTAIN"
We've had 33 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 150 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 17, 2026.
Definition of obtain
- v. t. - To hold; to keep; to possess.
- v. t. - To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
- v. i. - To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
- v. i. - To prevail; to succeed.
Referring Clues
- Secure
- Procure
- Pick up
- Come by
- Acquire
- Get
- Get hold of
- Gain possession of
- Take hold of
- Lay one's hands on
- Get that drifting boat in!
- Get a bit worried, on ringing
- Secure in boat in storm
- Get stricken boat home
- Get the boat to float in
- Get docked sailor aboard old tub
- Procure job with no top on - initially, that's all it needs
- Get one's hands on
- Get queasy in boat
- Get scrap to a bin
- Get in boat at sea
- Get a damaged boat in
- Get cast adrift in boat
- Get a bin to spin
- Come into
- Score
- Get the damaged boat in
- Get a bit worried on going round
- Bag
- Requisition
- Get in after tying up the boat
- Manage to get
- Acquire or get
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - May 17, 2026
- LA Times - April 20, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - April 04, 2026
- Mirror Mini - February 25, 2026
- Daily Quick - February 10, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 01, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - November 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 09, 2025
- New York Times - April 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 18, 2025
- USA Today - March 03, 2025
- Mirror Mini - February 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 28, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 27, 2025
- USA Today - December 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 26, 2024
- Family Time - September 09, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 31, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 01, 2024
- Daily American - June 04, 2024
- Daily Quick - June 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 16, 2024
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