Clues for the word "ORIFICE"
We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 50 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on January 25, 2026.
Definition of orifice
- n. - A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
Referring Clues
- Hole in the head
- Opening
- Vent, e.g.
- Hole in the head?
- Aperture
- Pore, e.g.
- Aperture that opens into a bodily cavity
- Hole
- Mouth
- Vent, aperture
- Vent or aperture
- Hole in the head, perhaps?
- Bodily hole
- Opening agency, fellow leaves for Rhode Island
- Mouth-like opening
- Mouth gets round staple food, if included
- Zero food required, provided plugs hole
- Opening for gold providing diamonds
- If, between the gold and diamonds, there's a gap
- Hole that's round when poking food
- Hole for gold provided diamonds
- Opening made by reactor, if icebound
- Hole provided between gold and diamonds
- Force one's cocktail into mouth
- Hole, opening
- Aperture(7)
- Piece of calorific eclair in the mouth
- Opening in workplace, when fellow leaves for Rhode Island
- Opening of poem about gold and diamonds? Just the opposite
- Opening achieved by one in working for diamonds
- Opening with some soporific effects
- It's nothing, if in US official's mouth
- Opening rerigerator if icepack's concealed
- If I cut the core out, there will be a hole
- Vent
- Anatomical opening
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - January 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 24, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 23, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - July 11, 2022
- Your Life Choices - January 21, 2018
- Mirror Quick - December 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 15, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 04, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - August 20, 2017
- Mirror Quick - June 24, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - June 03, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - January 27, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 22, 2016
- Guardian Everyman - April 05, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - February 23, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - December 01, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - October 02, 2014
- Guardian Quick - April 23, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - September 16, 2013
- Guardian Quick - April 20, 2013
- New York Times - February 02, 2013
- Guardian Cryptic - September 18, 2012
- Chronicle of Higher Education - May 25, 2012
- Guardian Quick - February 14, 2012
- And in 20 more crossword puzzles...