Clues for the word "PARCH"
We've had 31 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 63 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on February 03, 2026.
Definition of parch
- v. t. - To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.
- v. t. - To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever.
- v. i. - To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.
Referring Clues
- Dry out
- Get really dry
- Make very dry
- Make thirsty
- Exsiccate
- Make very thirsty
- Cause to wither
- Fail to water
- Dry up
- Shrivel with heat
- Opposite of "wet"
- Bake in the sun, say
- Make overly dry
- Desiccate
- Make extremely dry
- Roast slightly
- Deprive of water
- Dry
- Dehydrate
- Make hot and dry
- Soft part of foot's become very dry
- Copper's crafty to dry up
- Give a bit of a roasting to chief under pressure
- Dry out, as earth
- Dry out standard central heating
- Shrivel from the heat
- Leave thirsty
- Desicate
- Become dry
- Make completely dry
- Make extremely thirsty
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - February 03, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - October 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - July 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - December 01, 2024
- New York Times - October 21, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 16, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 03, 2022
- USA Today - October 06, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 15, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - August 10, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - June 11, 2017
- New York Times - June 02, 2017
- Universal - May 20, 2017
- Guardian Quick - December 01, 2016
- Family Time - November 20, 2016
- LA Times - October 27, 2016
- Universal - October 11, 2016
- Penny Dell Daily - May 04, 2016
- LA Times - August 30, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 29, 2015
- New York Times - June 14, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - December 24, 2014
- Washington Post - December 06, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 07, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 06, 2014
- LA Times - November 05, 2014
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 26, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - June 18, 2014
- And in 33 more crossword puzzles...