Clues for the word "PATROL"
We've had 69 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 103 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on October 14, 2025.
Definition of patrol
- v. i. - To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
- v. - t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
- v. i. - A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
- v. i. - A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
- v. i. - The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
- v. i. - Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
Referring Clues
- Recon unit
- Guard
- Pound a beat
- Make the rounds in a police car
- Walk a beat
- Kind of car
- What a soldier goes out on
- Police
- Not skip a beat?
- Do borderline work?
- Soldiers may be on it
- Reconnoiter
- Reconnaissance unit
- Shore or border group
- Keep the beat?
- Cop's duty
- Cruise in a cruiser
- Stay on the beat?
- Policeman's assignment
- Scout unit
- Guard duty
- The "P" of PT boat
- Walk a beat, maybe
- Sentry duty
- Beat cop's job
- Beat
- Act the beat cop
- With 51-Down, police officer's auto
- Protect the border, in a way
- Military group
- Soldier's assignment
- Cop's beat
- Reconnaissance force
- Security check
- Look for trouble?
- Gaurd duty
- What cops do
- Sentry assignment
- Girl Scout group
- Security group
- What the "p" in "Chips" stands for
- Be a beat cop
- State ___
- What police officers do
- Detachment on reconnaissance
- Beat Irishman to get short part in play
- Do the rounds
- Guard's round
- Police beat
- Watch what goes round
- Police trap criminal with heart of gold
- Make the rounds every year to lake, crossing river
- Police hit by job cut
- Police unit
- Keep the beat?
- Make rounds
- Part of an officer's routine, at times
- Security guard's duty
- Do beat work
- Police duty
- -
- Unit of Scouts
- Ski ___ (Vail rescue team)
- Be an active cop
- Security assignment
- TV title word after "Doom" or "PAW"
- Ski ___ (mountain rescue team)
- Go around scouting or guiding
- Reconnaissance group
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - October 14, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 06, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 19, 2025
- LA Times - February 25, 2025
- LA Times - January 30, 2025
- LA Times - November 21, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 07, 2024
- Your Life Choices - June 29, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 20, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 16, 2023
- USA Today - August 01, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 30, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - February 22, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - January 12, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - December 20, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - November 02, 2022
- Your Life Choices - January 30, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - December 01, 2017
- New York Times - October 13, 2017
- Mirror Mini - October 06, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 19, 2017
- Universal - May 04, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - April 22, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - March 29, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - February 10, 2017
- USA Today - February 02, 2017
- And in 73 more crossword puzzles...