Clues for the word "PEG"
We've had 270 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 772 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on January 26, 2026.
Definition of peg
- n. - A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg.
- n. - A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
- n. - One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- n. - One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage board.
- n. - A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one down peg."
- v. t. - To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.
- v. t. - To score with a peg, as points in the game; as, she pegged twelwe points.
- v. i. - To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.
Referring Clues
- Identify
- Classify
- Hanging spot
- Tent holder
- Solitaire puzzle piece
- Identify, informally
- Dowel
- Hard throw, in baseball
- Tuner on a viola
- Game piece
- Baseball throw
- Recognize, slangily
- It may come out of left field
- Good baseball throw
- Place to hang one's hat
- Many a pirate's appendage
- Ring toss target
- Mastermind game piece
- Part of a violin
- One of Captain Ahab's legs
- Cribbage board insert
- Throw to the plate, e.g.
- Cribbage board accessory
- Cribbage scorekeeper
- 1977 Steely Dan hit
- Throw
- Chuck
- Links tee
- Violin pin
- Quick pitch
- Cribbage counter
- Takedown unit?
- Tee, e.g.
- Projection on many coatracks
- Cribbage marker
- Identify, in a way
- Board insert
- Simple hanger
- Clothespin, to a Brit
- What a ringer rings
- Score the winning point in a cribbage game, with "out"
- Keep at a set level, as an exchange rate
- Perfboard insert
- Cribbage piece
- Stereotypical pirate leg
- Tent anchor
- Hanging aid
- Degree
- Tool-hanging thingy
- Identify correctly
- Wooden pin
- Coat-rack piece
- Cribbage peace
- Brit's clothespin
- Golf tee, e.g.
- Violin knob
- "Married With Children" character
- Place to hang a hat
- Classify, informally
- Something to hang your hat on
- Game board jumper
- Where to hang one's hat
- Score marker in cribbage
- Sailor's leg?
- Kind of throw to first base, often
- Violin part
- Place to hang your hat
- Violin string adjuster
- Game counter
- Al Bundy's wife
- Coat rack part
- Hanging convenience
- Identify, slangily
- Strong throw or golf tee
- Accurate throw
- Pin for hanging
- "Married ... with Children" mother
- Tent pin
- Mastermind piece
- Identify, so to speak
- "Married With Children" character
- Ring-toss target
- Coatrack part
- Hard throw
- Hi-Q piece
- Cribbage need
- Hanging place
- Hanging place
- Pin
- Nog
- Nail
- Hank's "King of the Hill" wife
- You may hang your hat on it
- Tuning device
- Lute tuner
- Hat-rack part
- The ____ ( Manitoba city to some)
- 'Married ... With Children' mom
- Cribbage scorer
- Coat-rack part
- Mrs. Al Bundy
- 'Married ... With Children' wife
- '___ O' My Heart'
- Pirate costume feature
- Pirate's prosthesis
- 'Married ... With Children' mother
- Mumble-ty- ___
- Hatrack part
- Cribbage board item
- Violin tuner
- Tent stake
- Pin kin
- Throw hard
- Use a dildo on a man, as a woman might
- Tee
- Hanger-on of sorts
- Item to hang your hat on
- Hanger-on, of sorts
- Golf gadget
- Clothesline clip
- Fastening device
- Categorize
- Clothes hook
- ... square ___ in a round hole
- Cribbage players concern
- "___ o' My Heart": 1913 song
- Coatrack piece
- Square ___
- Girl o' my heart
- Hatrack piece
- Ersatz hanger
- Square problem?
- Coat rack piece
- Fastening pin
- Take down a ___: humble
- Author Bracken
- Quoits target
- Good name for a baseball pitcher?
- Fasten down a tent
- Wooden fastener
- Tent securer
- Identify (as)
- Wooden hat-holder
- Small dowl
- Wooden nail
- Violin's string tightener
- Pirate's leg, often
- Piece in the game Battleship
- Hard throw from the outfield
- Take down a ___ (humble)
- Hard, precise throw, in baseball
- Identify, in slang
- Wood fastener
- Board game piece
- Fastener
- Golfer's tee
- Small dowel
- Pirate's leg replacement
- Hat-hanging place
- Cribbage score keeper
- Hit hard with a ball
- Coat hook, maybe
- Hat hook
- Hit hard, as with a ball
- Clothes fastener
- "___ + Cat" (PBS Kids show)
- Target for a ring tosser
- "I've seen your picture" Steely Dan song
- Steely Dan smash
- "When you smile for the camera" Steely Dan song
- Fix
- Girl helping with the washing?
- She may be hanging on to the line
- In camp, a guy may be attached to her
- She's a fixer
- She'll score at cribbage
- Girl to form an attachment with?
- She gets in shape gradually
- Toothy girl?
- Clothes pin
- Battleship game piece
- ___ o My Heart (Ziegfeld Follies song)
- Steely Dan title girl
- Titular "big debut" maker in a Steely Dan hit
- Small game piece in Mastermind
- Clothesline clamp
- A square ___ in a round hole
- Scapegoat's wooden leg
- She'll help hang out the washing
- Nail's kin
- Mrs. Bundy
- Hat rack feature
- A guy can get attached to her
- Cribbage board piece
- Ring-toss pin
- Guitar tuner's turner
- Viola knob
- Hat rack projection
- Outfield-to-home throw
- Crib board marker
- Coatrack projection
- Tent spike
- Girl in a hole?
- The girl to fix things
- Part for tuning a guitar
- Will she have a shot?
- Fix at a predetermined level
- Coat rack projection
- Fielder's strong throw
- Coatroom item
- A girl to drive home, perhaps
- Cribbage scoring item
- Tuning pin on a violin
- Can she hold her guy?
- Hat rack piece
- Violin string holder
- It's often in the hole
- Coat holder
- Mudroom wall feature
- Strong throw, in baseball slang
- Unripe grapes are too much for her
- Diamond throw
- Fix at a particular level
- Clothesline fastener
- Hatrack protrusion
- Cribbage scoring piece
- Dowel, e.g.
- Supporter for an adjustable shelf
- The girl who took your coat?
- Cribbage pin
- Fasten
- Lite-Brite piece
- Small cylindrical piece
- She helps hang out the washing
- Small spike
- She may be hanging on the line
- Pin for hanging stuff
- Knob on a violin
- Girl helping with the washing?
- Marker in the game Battleship
- Wooden hanging pin
- It can hold a hat
- Coat rack protrusion
- Pin for hanging a hat
- Alternative to Margie
- Identify exactly
- Tricky Triangle piece
- Cribbage game piece
- Wooden pin for a hat
- Chinese checkers piece
- Tuning pin on a cello
- Thing to twist when tuning a violin
- A girl to hang on to?
- Cello tuner
- Girl to form an attachment with?
- Something to hang a handbag on
- Golf tee
- Spot on a hat rack
- Nickname for Margaret
- Toothy girl?
- Knob on a cello
- Fix the piano, for instance
- Steely Dan hit that charted for 19 straight weeks
- Stick-y ring-toss target
- Part of a violin quartet?
- Game piece in Mastermind
- Battleship marker
- Knob on a viola
- Battleship piece
- String tightener on a guitar
Last Seen In
- Daily American - January 26, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 21, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 22, 2025
- New York Times - December 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 18, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 12, 2025
- Your Life Choices - December 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 18, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 08, 2025
- Daily American - October 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 22, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 22, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 20, 2025
- New York Times - September 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 15, 2025
- Daily American - September 11, 2025
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